1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–8 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ray Eliot (13th season)
MVP	Jack Chamblin
Captain	Jan Smid
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1954 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Iowa	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1954 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 13th year under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 1–8 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference. Center Jack Chamblin was selected as the team's most valuable player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Penn State*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 12–14	54,094
October 2	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 2–12	30,000
October 9	No. 10 Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 7–40	69,567
October 16	at No. 11 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 6–19	63,339
October 23	Syracuse*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 34–6	41,820
October 30	at No. 9 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 14–28	47,000
November 6	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 7–14	58,777
November 13	No. 14 Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 14–27	71,119
November 20	Northwestern		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 7–20	39,186
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game