1925 Illinois
5–3 (2–2 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pennsylvania 24–2Oct 31
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Nebraska | L 0–14 | 59% |
| Oct 10 | vs Butler | W 16–13 | 95% |
| Oct 17 | at Iowa | L 10–12 | 36% |
| Oct 24 | vs Michigan | L 0–3 | 44% |
| Oct 31 | at Pennsylvania | W 24–2 | 31% |
| Nov 7 | vsChicago | W 13–6 | 59% |
| Nov 14 | vsWabash | W 21–0 | 92% |
| Nov 21 | at Ohio State | W 14–9 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 14–9; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 18th-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 1925.
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 98–59
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1625 +30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.0 No. 16 of 104 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Red Grange
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Chuck KasselEAP-1; BE-1; BTW-1; UP-1; WE-1
Bernie ShivelyOGAP-1; BE-1; JW
Red GrangeRB- Earl BrittonFB
Second team
- Charles A. BrownOTWE-2
- Merwin MitterwallnerOGUP-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1925 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
 Northwestern | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Illinois | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Indiana | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Purdue | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.