1919 Illinois
6–1 (6–1 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan 29–7Nov 15
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | at Purdue | W 14–7 | 62% |
| Oct 18 | vs Iowa | W 9–7 | 66% |
| Oct 25 | vs Wisconsin | L 10–14 | 66% |
| Nov 1 | vsChicago | W 10–0 | 64% |
| Nov 8 | at Minnesota | W 10–6 | 42% |
| Nov 15 | vs Michigan | W 29–7 | 65% |
| Nov 22 | at Ohio State | W 9–7 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 9–7; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
National championsa title the school claims
Western Conference champions6–1 in the conference
- Record
- 6–1
- Conference
- 6–1 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 91–48
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1635 +70 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.5 No. 11 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William Kopp
- Offense
- T formation
All-Big Ten
5 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Chuck CarneyEMDN; WE-2- Burt IngwersenOTECP; WE-2
Jack DeplerOG- Clarence ApplegranOGMDN; VH; WE-1
- Jack CrangleFBFM; INS; MM
Second team
- Robert H. FletcherQBWE-2
- Laurie WalquistRBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1919 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
| Iowa | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Northwestern | 1–4 | 2–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–2 | 3–4 | |
| Purdue | 0–3 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.