<page_title> Illinois Fighting Illini football </page_title> <section_title> Big Ten championships </section_title> <table> <cell> 1951 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Big Ten Conference <col_header> Conference </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9–0–1 <col_header> Overall record </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1951, the Illini compiled a 9–0–1 record in the Big Ten Conference.