1900 Illinois
7–3–2 (1–3–2 Western Conference), coached by Fred Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat DePauw 63–0Oct 3
By 63 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsRose Hulman | W 26–0 | 83% |
| Oct 3 | vsDePauw | W 63–0 | 85% |
| Oct 6 | vsIllinois Wesleyan | W 21–0 | 86% |
| Oct 10 | vsPhysicians & Surgeons | W 6–0 | 80% |
| Oct 13 | vsKnox | W 16–0 | 71% |
| Oct 16 | vsLombard | W 35–0 | 87% |
| Oct 20 | at Northwestern | T 0–0 | 43% |
| Oct 27 | vs Michigan | L 0–12 | 42% |
| Nov 3 | vs Purdue | W 17–5 | 60% |
| Nov 10 | at Minnesota | L 0–23 | 34% |
| Nov 17 | vs Indiana | T 0–0 | 51% |
| Nov 24 | at Wisconsin | L 0–27 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 27–0; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The tied 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 7–3–2
- Conference
- 1–3–2 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 184–67
- Coach
- Fred Smith
- Elo
- 1447 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.2 No. 31 of 41 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Arthur R. Hall
1900 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3–0–1 | 10–0–2 | |
 Iowa | 2–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–1 | 8–1 | |
| Michigan | 3–2 | 7–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 7–2–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–3–1 | 9–5–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–2–1 | 4–2–2 | |
 Illinois | 1–3–2 | 7–3–2 | |
| Purdue | 0–4 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.