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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


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 Robert C. Zuppke enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. South Dakota  52   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Iowa  2   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Wisconsin  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Michigan  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. DePauw  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Chicago  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Ohio State  7   0   W       
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record3-4
  Points Scored88
  Scoring Average12.6
  Points Allowed51
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record22-4
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-1
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-460141 2-441141  Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 3-48851 1-3937  Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 3-48694 1-2347  Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Iowa 7-018536 5-012315  Howard H. Jones
Ohio State 5-211014 3-1697  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 5-1-114113 3-0-1897  John R. Richards
Michigan 5-1-118721 2-1-14821  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Purdue 1-6995 1-3944  William Lone Star Dietz
Northwestern 1-634120 0-4072  Elmer W. McDevitt

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.