1916 Illinois
3–3–1 (2–2–1 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 30–0Oct 7
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs Kansas | W 30–0 | 70% |
| Oct 14 | vs Colgate | L 3–15 | 68% |
| Oct 21 | vs Ohio State | L 6–7 | 72% |
| Oct 28 | at Purdue | W 14–7 | 56% |
| Nov 11 | at Minnesota | W 14–9 | 36% |
| Nov 18 | vsChicago | L 7–20 | 76% |
| Nov 25 | at Wisconsin | T 0–0 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Wisconsin 0–0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 34th-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 1916.
- Record
- 3–3–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 74–58
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1589 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.2 No. 31 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bart Macomber
- Offense
- I formation
All-Western Conference
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Reynold KraftEWE-2; IV-1- Leonard L. CharpierOGWE-1
Bart MacomberQBWE-1; AX-1; IV-1; ECP-1
Second team
- Manley R. PettyOTECP-2
- Elmer T. RundquistOTWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1916 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
 Northwestern | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
 Iowa | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
 Indiana | 0–3–1 | 2–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 0–4–1 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.