Conference Big Nine Conference Head coach Ray Eliot (6th year) Captain Art Duffelmeier | 1947 record 5–3–1 (3–3 Big Nine) MVP Ike Owens Home stadium Memorial Stadium | |
The 1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference. The team played #5-ranked Army to a scoreless tie and narrowly lost by a 14–7 score to undefeated national champion Michigan. End Ike Owens was selected as the team's most valuable player.
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