1926 Illinois
6–2 (2–2 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Butler 38–7Oct 9
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsCoe | W 27–0 | 89% |
| Oct 9 | vs Butler | W 38–7 | 96% |
| Oct 16 | vs Iowa | W 13–6 | 65% |
| Oct 23 | at Michigan | L 0–13 | 34% |
| Oct 30 | vs Pennsylvania | W 3–0 | 57% |
| Nov 6 | atChicago | W 7–0 | 61% |
| Nov 13 | vsWabash | W 27–13 | 93% |
| Nov 20 | vs Ohio State | L 6–7 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 7–6; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 24th-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 1926.
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 2–2 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 121–46
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1610 +27 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.7 No. 25 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Charles E. Kassel
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Bernie ShivelyOGAP-1; UP-2; BE-1; WE-1
Robert ReitschCAP-1; UP-1; BE-2; WE-1- Russell DaugherityFB
Second team
- Chuck KasselEAP-2; UP-3
- Franklin B. LanumQBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Michigan | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
 Minnesota | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 3–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–4 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.