1915 Illinois
5–0–2 (3–0–2 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri–Rolla 75–7Oct 9
By 68 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsHaskell | W 36–0 | 79% |
| Oct 9 | vsMissouri–Rolla | W 75–7 | 89% |
| Oct 16 | at Ohio State | T 3–3 | 70% |
| Oct 23 | vs Northwestern | W 36–6 | 88% |
| Nov 6 | vs Minnesota | T 6–6 | 58% |
| Nov 13 | vs Wisconsin | W 17–3 | 65% |
| Nov 20 | atChicago | W 10–0 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 10–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1915.
Western Conference champions3–0–2 in the conference, shared with Minnesota
- Record
- 5–0–2
- Conference
- 3–0–2 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 183–25
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1679 +66 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 26.4 No. 6 of 86 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jack Watson
- Offense
- I formation
1915 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3–0–1 | 6–0–1 | |
 Illinois | 3–0–2 | 5–0–2 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Ohio State | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2 | 3–3–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–3 | |
 Iowa | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–3 | 3–3–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–5 | 2–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.