1920 Illinois
5–2 (4–2 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 41–0Oct 9
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs Drake | W 41–0 | 77% |
| Oct 16 | vs Iowa | W 20–3 | 63% |
| Oct 23 | at Michigan | W 7–6 | 57% |
| Oct 30 | vs Minnesota | W 17–7 | 75% |
| Nov 6 | atChicago | W 3–0 | 55% |
| Nov 13 | at Wisconsin | L 9–14 | 55% |
| Nov 20 | vs Ohio State | L 0–7 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 7–0; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-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 1920.
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 4–2 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 97–37
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1610 +20 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 18.2 No. 10 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- J.C. Depler
All-Big Ten
7 first teamFirst team
Chuck CarneyECSM; DL; EA; ECP-1; EOS; HB; HJ; HMD; JW; MM; PD; RA; TL; WE-1- Albert W.T. Mohr Jr.OG
Jack DeplerC- Robert H. FletcherQB
- Ralph E. FletcherRBECP-1
- Laurie WalquistRBECP-2; FH
- Jack CrangleFBCSM; DL; EA; ECP-1; FH; HB; HJ; HMD; JW; MM; PD; RA; TL; WE-1
From Wikipedia’s 1920 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1920 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
 Indiana | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
| Illinois | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–4 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 0–4 | 2–5 | |
| Minnesota | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.