1911 Illinois

4–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Arthur Hall.

Illinois, 1911
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Illinois in 1911, game by game: won vs. James Millikin 33–0; won vs. Saint Louis 9–0; lost at Chicago 0–24; won vs. Purdue 12–3; tied at Indiana 0–0; won vs. Northwestern 27–13; lost vs. Minnesota 0–11+33−24Won 33–0 vs. James Millikin+33James MillikinWon 9–0 vs. Saint Louis+9Saint LouisLost 0–24 at Chicago-24ChicagoWon 12–3 vs. Purdue+9PurdueTied 0–0 at Indiana0IndianaWon 27–13 vs. Northwestern+14NorthwesternLost 0–11 vs. Minnesota-11Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 11–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The tied 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
81–⁠51
Coach
Arthur Hall
Elo
1575 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.7 No. 31 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Chester C. Roberts

1911 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago5–⁠16–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠23–⁠4
Purdue1–⁠33–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1

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