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1899 Illinois

3–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by George Huff.

Illinois, 1899
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Schedule and results

Illinois in 1899, game by game: won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 6–0; won at Knox 5–0; lost vs. Indiana 0–5; lost vs. Michigan 0–5; tied vs. Illinois Alumni 0–0; lost at Wisconsin 0–23; lost vs. Purdue 0–5; won at Saint Louis 29–0; lost at Iowa 0–58+29−58Won 6–0 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+6Illinois Wesley…Won 5–0 at Knox+5KnoxLost 0–5 vs. Indiana-5IndianaLost 0–5 vs. Michigan-5MichiganTied 0–0 vs. Illinois Alumni0Illinois AlumniLost 0–23 at Wisconsin-23WisconsinLost 0–5 vs. Purdue-5PurdueWon 29–0 at Saint Louis+29Saint LouisLost 0–58 at Iowa-58Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsIllinois WesleyanW 6–⁠084%
Oct 7atKnoxW 5–⁠070%
Oct 14vsIndianaL 0–⁠554%
Oct 28vsMichiganL 0–⁠531%
Nov 6vsIllinois AlumniT 0–⁠080%
Nov 11atWisconsinL 0–⁠2319%
Nov 22vsPurdueL 0–⁠553%
Nov 25atSaint LouisW 29–⁠066%
Nov 30atIowaL 0–⁠5820%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 58–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
40–⁠96
Coach
George Huff
Elo
1379 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.3 No. 33 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
E.C. McLane

1899 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago4–⁠016–⁠0–⁠2
Wisconsin4–⁠19–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠27–⁠6
Michigan1–⁠18–⁠2
Purdue1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota0–⁠36–⁠3–⁠2
Illinois0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.