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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 <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024

1915 Season Highlights

Robert C. Zuppke enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.

The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.

1915 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Haskell	36	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Missouri-Rolla	75	7	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Ohio State	3	3	T
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Northwestern	36	6	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Minnesota	6	6	T
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Wisconsin	17	3	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Chicago	10	0	W

1915 Season Totals
Record	5-0 -2
Points Scored	183
Scoring Average	26.1
Points Allowed	25
Defense Average	3.6
Opponents Record	17-9
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	1-0 -1

1915 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1915 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-0-1	191	35					Henry Doc Williams
Illinois	5-0-2	183	25					Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	3-3-1	85	43					Clarence C. Childs
Ohio State	5-1-1	105	39		2-1-1	47	33	John W. Wilce
Wisconsin	4-3	235	54					William J. Bill Juneau
Iowa	3-4	92	150					Jesse B. Hawley
Purdue	3-3-1	62	62					Andrew L. Andy Smith
Northwestern	2-5	69	112					Fred J. Murphy

1915 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1915 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.