1951 Illinois football

Illinois went 9–0–1 in 1951 (5–0–1 in conference) under Ray Eliot, outscoring its opponents 220 to 83, and beat Stanford 40–7 in its bowl game.

Tied for the 6th-most wins in a season at Illinois, 9, with 3 other seasons.

One of the 6 seasons Illinois didn't lose a game.

1951 Illinois football, every game

Date	Game	Result	Score
Sep 29, 1951	No. 10 Illinois vsUCLA	W	27–13
Oct 6, 1951	No. 8 Illinois vsWisconsin	W	14–10
Oct 13, 1951	No. 7 Illinois @Syracuse	W	41–20
Oct 20, 1951	No. 8 Illinois @No. 20 Washington	W	27–20
Oct 27, 1951	No. 4 Illinois @Indiana	W	21–0
Nov 3, 1951	No. 3 Illinois vsNo. 15 Michigan	W	7–0
Nov 10, 1951	No. 2 Illinois vsIowa	W	40–13
Nov 17, 1951	No. 3 Illinois @Ohio State	T	0–0
Nov 24, 1951	No. 6 Illinois @Northwestern	W	3–0
Jan 1, 1952	No. 4 Illinois vsNo. 7 Stanford · neutral · bowl	W	40–7

A number before a team is its AP rank going into the game.