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1905 Illinois

5–⁠4 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Fred Lowenthal.

Illinois, 1905
Photo: Abernathy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Illinois in 1905, game by game: won vs. Knox 6–0; won vs. Wabash 6–0; won vs. North Central College 24–0; won vs. Saint Louis 12–6; lost vs. Purdue 0–29; won vs. Physicians & Surgeons 30–0; lost vs. Michigan 0–33; lost at Chicago 0–44; lost at Nebraska 6–24+30−44Won 6–0 vs. Knox+6KnoxWon 6–0 vs. Wabash+6WabashWon 24–0 vs. North Central College+24North Central C…Won 12–6 vs. Saint Louis+6Saint LouisLost 0–29 vs. Purdue-29PurdueWon 30–0 vs. Physicians & Surgeons+30Physicians & Su…Lost 0–33 vs. Michigan-33MichiganLost 0–44 at Chicago-44ChicagoLost 6–24 at Nebraska-18Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsKnoxW 6–⁠084%
Oct 4vsWabashW 6–⁠085%
Oct 7vsNorth Central CollegeW 24–⁠094%
Oct 14vsSaint LouisW 12–⁠692%
Oct 21vsPurdueL 0–⁠2961%
Oct 28vsPhysicians & SurgeonsW 30–⁠091%
Nov 4vsMichiganL 0–⁠3331%
Nov 18atChicagoL 0–⁠4418%
Nov 30atNebraskaL 6–⁠2427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 24–⁠6; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
84–⁠136
Coach
Fred Lowenthal
Elo
1504 −69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.2 No. 19 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
C.J. Moynihan

1905 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠011–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠112–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠110–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠28–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern0–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois0–⁠35–⁠4

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