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Illinois Football Team History

Illinois Fighting Illini

University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 70,904
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Robert C. Zuppke
Conference: Big 10-

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1890 <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024

1920 Season Highlights

Robert C. Zuppke enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1920 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Drake	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Iowa	20	3	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Michigan	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Minnesota	17	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Chicago	3	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Wisconsin	9	14	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Ohio State	0	7	L

1920 Season Totals
Record	5-2
Points Scored	97
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	37
Defense Average	5.3
Opponents Record	24-12
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-1

1920 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1920 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	5-2	129	48		3-1	48	35	Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Illinois	5-2	97	37					Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota	1-6	62	92		0-6	21	89	Henry Doc Williams
Ohio State	7-1	150	48	Lost 0-28	4-0	51	14	John W. Wilce
Wisconsin	6-1	141	29		3-1	51	29	John R. Richards
Iowa	5-2	142	54		3-1	65	34	Howard H. Jones
Northwestern	3-4	66	90		2-3	45	57	Elmer W. McDevitt
Michigan	5-2	121	21		1-2	16	21	Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Purdue	2-5	36	103		0-3	7	41	A.G. Butch Scanlon

1920 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1920 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.