1917 Illinois
5–2–1 (2–2–1 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma 44–0Oct 13
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs Kansas | W 22–0 | 65% |
| Oct 13 | vs Oklahoma | W 44–0 | 62% |
| Oct 20 | vs Wisconsin | W 7–0 | 68% |
| Oct 27 | vs Purdue | W 27–0 | 79% |
| Nov 3 | atChicago | T 0–0 | 50% |
| Nov 17 | at Ohio State | L 0–13 | 42% |
| Nov 24 | vs Minnesota | L 6–27 | 53% |
| Nov 29 | atCamp Funston | W 28–0 | 85% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Camp Funston 28–0; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 134–40
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1587 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 23.5 No. 12 of 88 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Reynold R. Kraft
- Offense
- I formation
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Elmert T. RundquistOT- Harry R. ShlaudemanOG
From Wikipedia’s 1917 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1917 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–0 | 8–0–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–2–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
 Michigan | 0–1 | 8–2 | |
| Purdue | 0–4 | 3–4 | |
 Iowa | 0–2 | 3–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.