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-
1914 Season Highlights
Robert C. Zuppke enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
The Fighting Illini won the National Championship.
1914 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Christian Brothers
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Indiana
51
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Ohio State
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Northwestern
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Minnesota
21
6
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Chicago
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Wisconsin
24
9
W
1914 Season Totals
Record 7-0
Points Scored 224
Scoring Average 32.0
Points Allowed 22
Defense Average 3.1
Opponents Record 19-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 3-0
1914 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1914 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1914 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.