1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEddie Bray
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 0 09 0 0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 0 08 1 0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 1 06 2 0
Indiana 2 3 14 4 2
Minnesota 2 3 05 4 0
Illinois 2 4 03 7 0
Ohio State 1 4 03 6 0
Wisconsin 1 6 01 9 0
Iowa 0 4 11 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Ray Eliot, the Illini compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. Halfback Eddie Bray was selected as the team's most valuable player.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Illinois ranked 35th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 89.6.