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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1917 <- 1918 -> 1919 --> 2024
1918 Season Highlights
 Robert C. Zuppke enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1918 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Chanute Field  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Great Lakes Navy  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Chicago Naval Reserve  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa  19   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Wisconsin  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Ohio State  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Chicago  29   0   W       
 
1918 Season Totals
  Record5-2
  Points Scored86
  Scoring Average12.3
  Points Allowed14
  Defense Average2.0
  Opponents Record12-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-2
  Away Record4-0
1918 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1918 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-28614   Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 5-2-113339   Henry Doc Williams
Indiana 2-26431   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Michigan 5-0966 1-0140  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Iowa 6-2-112336   Howard H. Jones
Ohio State 3-313441 0-3341  John W. Wilce
Purdue 3-38777   A.G. Butch Scanlon
Wisconsin 3-34244   Guy S. Lowman
Northwestern 2-2-17561   Fred J. Murphy

1918 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1918 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.