1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 0–10 (0–7 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ellis Rainsberger (3rd season) |
| MVP | Doug Dieken |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 4 Ohio State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Purdue | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1969 Big Ten season. In their third year under head coach Jim Valek, the Fighting Illini compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 in conference games)< finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 397 to 106.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Livas (705 passing yards, 32.1% completion percentage), running back Dave Jackson (465 rushing yards, 3.9 yards per carry), and tight end Doug Dieken (29 receptions for 486 yards).[2] Dieken was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard Doug Redmann was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team player on the 1969 All-America team.[4]
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Washington State* | L 18–19 | 40,345 | ||
| September 27 | vs. No. 11 Missouri* | L 6–37 | 48,740 | ||
| October 4 | Iowa State* |
| L 20–48 | 35,982–37,663 | |
| October 11 | Northwestern |
| L 6–10 | 43,928 | |
| October 18 | at Indiana | L 20–41 | 51,812 | ||
| October 25 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 0–41 | 86,576 | ||
| November 1 | No. 13 Purdue |
| L 22–49 | 51,299 | |
| November 8 | No. 18 Michigan |
| L 0–57 | 35,270 | [5] |
| November 15 | at Wisconsin | L 14–55 | 42,624 | ||
| November 22 | Iowa |
| L 0–40 | 30,257 | |
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References
- ^ "1969 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "1969 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Steve Owens, Mike Phipps Pace NEA All-Americans". Clovis News-Journal. November 21, 1969. p. 12.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (November 9, 1969). "Wow! U-M 57, Illinois 0: Craw Bulls Over for 4 TDs". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.