1949-50 Illinois Fighting Illini basketball — schedule and results

The 1949-50 Illinois Fighting Illini went 14-8 (7-5 in the Big Ten) under head coach Harry Combes. The team peaked at #16 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 11.31.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 22 games from this season: 11–2 at home, 3–6 on the road. The Fighting Illini scored 62.9 points per game and allowed 59.0 (+3.9 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 3 games, from Dec 14, 1949 to Dec 22, 1949. The most lopsided win was 76–50 over Northwestern Wildcats on Jan 16, 1950; the heaviest defeat was 83–62 at Ohio State Buckeyes on Jan 7, 1950. The tightest finish was a 2-point loss against UCLA Bruins (63–65).

Among Illinois Fighting Illini's 120 recorded seasons, 1949-50's .636 winning percentage ranks 64th. Previous season: 1948-49 Fighting Illini (21–4). Next season: 1950-51 Fighting Illini (22–5).

Game-by-game results (22 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1949-12-03	at Butler Bulldogs	W 60–56	Butler Fieldhouse
1949-12-08	vs Toledo Rockets	W 67–51	Huff Hall
1949-12-10	at Oklahoma Sooners	L 47–55	McCasland Field House
1949-12-14	vs Arkansas Razorbacks	W 65–53	Huff Hall
1949-12-17	vs Oklahoma Sooners	W 57–47	Huff Hall
1949-12-22	vs Saint Louis Billikens	W 59–47	Huff Hall
1949-12-23	vs UCLA Bruins	L 63–65	Huff Hall
1949-12-27	vs Columbia Lions	W 58–46	Huff Hall
1949-12-30	vs Princeton Tigers	W 68–61	Huff Hall
1950-01-02	at Wisconsin Badgers	L 50–59	Wisconsin Field House
1950-01-07	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 62–83	Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-01-09	vs Purdue Boilermakers	W 59–54	Huff Hall
1950-01-16	vs Northwestern Wildcats	W 76–50	Huff Hall
1950-01-21	vs Ohio State Buckeyes	W 66–50	Huff Hall
1950-02-01	at Saint Louis Billikens	L 42–62	Kiel Auditorium
1950-02-04	at Minnesota Golden Gophers	W 67–57	Williams Arena
1950-02-11	at Iowa Hawkeyes	L 65–70	Iowa Field House
1950-02-13	vs Indiana Hoosiers	L 72–83	Huff Hall
1950-02-18	vs Michigan Wolverines	W 70–60	Huff Hall
1950-02-25	vs Wisconsin Badgers	W 76–58	Huff Hall
1950-02-27	at Indiana Hoosiers	L 66–80	Field House
1950-03-04	at Northwestern Wildcats	W 69–52	Evanston High School

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1949-12-14: Illinois beat Arkansas Razorbacks 65–53 as Roy Gatewood scored a team-high 11. Gerald Hudspeth had 23 for Arkansas Razorbacks.

1950-01-21: Behind Osterkorn C-F's 24 points, Illinois pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 66–50. Schnittker F had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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1949-50 Illinois Fighting Illini basketball — schedule and results

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