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1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (1st season);
MVP	Terry Masar
Captain	Glenn Collier, Larry McCarren
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

The 1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

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The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Wells with 1,007 passing yards, running back John Wilson with 543 rushing yards, and wide receiver Garvin Roberson with 372 receiving yards.^[2] Punter/halfback Terry Masar was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[3]

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"1971 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

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"Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

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"U-M Rambles; UM 35, Illinois 6". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C, 7C – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–10	42,083
September 18	North Carolina*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–27	49,591	^[4]
September 25	at No. 16 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–28	49,390
October 2	No. 15 Washington*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 14–52	48,127
October 9	No. 15 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 10–24	53,555
October 16	at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 6–35	73,406	^[5]
October 23	No. 17 Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 21–7	52,344
October 30	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 24–7	40,144
November 6	at Indiana	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 22–21	23,018
November 13	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 35–27	65,459
November 20	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 31–0	40,703
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1971_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team

1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll