1910 Illinois

7–⁠0 (4–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Arthur Hall.

Illinois, 1910
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Illinois in 1910, game by game: won vs. James Millikin 13–0; won vs. Drake 29–0; won vs. Chicago 3–0; won at Purdue 11–0; won at Indiana 3–0; won at Northwestern 27–0; won vs. Syracuse 3–0+29Won 13–0 vs. James Millikin+13James MillikinWon 29–0 vs. Drake+29DrakeWon 3–0 vs. Chicago+3ChicagoWon 11–0 at Purdue+11PurdueWon 3–0 at Indiana+3IndianaWon 27–0 at Northwestern+27NorthwesternWon 3–0 vs. Syracuse+3Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsJames MillikinW 13–⁠093%
Oct 8vsDrakeW 29–⁠068%
Oct 15vsChicagoW 3–⁠061%
Oct 29atPurdueW 11–⁠074%
Nov 5atIndianaW 3–⁠047%
Nov 12atNorthwesternW 27–⁠069%
Nov 19vsSyracuseW 3–⁠080%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 3–⁠0; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Western Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Minnesota

Record
7–⁠0
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠0
Coach
Arthur Hall
Elo
1657 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.8 No. 17 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
G.D. Butzer

1910 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois4–⁠07–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠06–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠16–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠15–⁠2
Wisconsin1–⁠2–⁠11–⁠2–⁠2
Northwestern1–⁠2–⁠11–⁠3–⁠1
Chicago2–⁠42–⁠5
Purdue0–⁠41–⁠5

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