1964_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team

1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

The 1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1964 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Pete Elliott, the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten.

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Dick Butkus played center and linebacker for Illinois from 1962 through 1964. During the 1964 season, Butkus was a unanimous pick for the 1964 College Football All-America Team,[1] was named the American Football Coaches Association Player of the Year, finished third in Heisman Trophy balloting (a remarkable achievement for a lineman), and was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

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Team players in the NFL

PlayerRoundPickPositionClub
Dick Butkus13LinebackerChicago Bears
George Donnelly113BackSan Francisco 49ers
Archie Sutton215TackleMinnesota Vikings
Gregg Schumacher13170EndSan Francisco 49ers
Dave Powless17225GuardNew York Giants

Awards and honors

References

  1. [1]
    "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Dick Forbes (October 11, 1964). "OSU Pulverizes Illini, 26-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Bristling Illini Bury Minnesota". Minneapolis Tribune. October 18, 1964. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Purdue Upsets Illini, 26-14; Rose Bowl Stock Goes Up". The Indianapolis Star. November 1, 1964. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 394


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