1902 Illinois
10–2–1 (4–2 Western Conference), coached by Edgar Holt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 80–0Nov 27
By 80 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsNorth Division High | W 34–6 | 92% |
| Sep 27 | vsEnglewood High | W 45–0 | 93% |
| Oct 1 | vsAmerican Osteopath | W 22–0 | 91% |
| Oct 4 | vs Monmouth | W 33–0 | 93% |
| Oct 8 | vsHaskell | W 24–10 | 88% |
| Oct 11 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 44–0 | 93% |
| Oct 18 | vs Purdue | W 29–5 | 77% |
| Oct 25 | atChicago | L 0–6 | 49% |
| Nov 1 | vs Indiana | W 47–0 | 71% |
| Nov 8 | at Minnesota | L 5–17 | 34% |
| Nov 15 | at Ohio State | T 0–0 | 61% |
| Nov 22 | at Northwestern | W 17–0 | 62% |
| Nov 27 | vs Iowa | W 80–0 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa 80–0; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 10–2–1
- Conference
- 4–2 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 380–44
- Coach
- Edgar Holt
- Elo
- 1627 +71 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.4 No. 9 of 72 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jake Stahl
1902 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 5–0 | 11–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1 | 14–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–1 | 9–2–1 | |
 Illinois | 4–2 | 10–2–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 7–2–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 0–3 | 5–4 | |
| Northwestern | 0–4 | 6–6 | |
| Indiana | 0–4 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.