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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 <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024

1924 Season Highlights

Robert C. Zuppke enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1924 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Nebraska	9	6	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Butler	40	10	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Michigan	39	14	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. DePauw	45	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Iowa	36	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Chicago	21	21	T
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Minnesota	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Ohio State	7	0	W

1924 Season Totals
Record	6-1 -1
Points Scored	204
Scoring Average	25.5
Points Allowed	71
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	22-12
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-1 -1

1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1924 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-1-1	204	71		3-1	89	34	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	4-4	147	100		1-2	26	50	William A. Bill Ingram
Minnesota	3-3-2	68	63		1-2-1	27	40	William H. Bill Spaulding
Michigan	6-2	155	54		4-2	93	54	George E. Little
Iowa	6-1-1	106	50		3-1-1	43	45	Burt Ingwersen
Purdue	5-2	137	46		2-1	33	17	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Northwestern	4-4	109	66		1-2	20	41	Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Ohio State	2-3-3	40	45		1-3-1	20	35	John W. Wilce
Wisconsin	2-3-3	66	94		0-2-1	14	49	John J. Jack Ryan

1924 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1924 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.