1921 Illinois
3–4 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 52–0Oct 8
By 52 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs South Dakota | W 52–0 | 95% |
| Oct 15 | at Iowa | L 2–14 | 43% |
| Oct 22 | vs Wisconsin | L 0–20 | 53% |
| Oct 29 | vs Michigan | L 0–3 | 55% |
| Nov 5 | vsDePauw | W 21–0 | 90% |
| Nov 12 | vsChicago | L 6–14 | 50% |
| Nov 19 | at Ohio State | W 7–0 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 7–0; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–4
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 88–51
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1526 −47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.1 No. 15 of 102 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- L.W. Walquist
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Laurie WalquistRBCA-2; WE-2; LH-1- Don PedenRBWE-1
Second team
- Albert W.T. Mohr Jr.OGWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1921 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Michigan | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
 Northwestern | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.