1922 Illinois
2–5 (2–4 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 6–3Nov 4
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs Butler | L 7–10 | 94% |
| Oct 21 | vs Iowa | L 7–8 | 37% |
| Oct 28 | at Michigan | L 0–24 | 27% |
| Nov 4 | vs Northwestern | W 6–3 | 66% |
| Nov 11 | at Wisconsin | W 3–0 | 23% |
| Nov 18 | atChicago | L 0–9 | 27% |
| Nov 25 | vs Ohio State | L 3–6 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 6–3; 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 2–5
- Conference
- 2–4 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 26–60
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1468 −49 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.7 No. 32 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- David D. Wilson
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Jim McMillen
From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1922 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Michigan | 4–0 | 6–0–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–0–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–4 | 2–5 | |
| Northwestern | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 0–2–1 | 1–4–2 | |
 Purdue | 0–3–1 | 1–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.