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-
1917 Season Highlights
Robert C. Zuppke enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Kansas
22
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Oklahoma
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Wisconsin
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Purdue
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Chicago
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Ohio State
0
13
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Minnesota
6
27
L
Thu., Nov. 29 @ Camp Funston
28
0
W
1917 Season Totals
Record 5-2
-1
Points Scored 134
Scoring Average 16.8
Points Allowed 40
Defense Average 5.0
Opponents Record 31-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-1
-1
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.