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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  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Robert C. Zuppke enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Fighting Illini won the National Championship.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Bradley  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Butler  58   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Iowa State  12   12   T       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Northwestern  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Michigan  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Iowa  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Chicago  15   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Ohio State  13   0   W       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record7-0 -1
  Points Scored152
  Scoring Average19.0
  Points Allowed24
  Defense Average3.0
  Opponents Record22-17
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-0
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-0-115224 4-0486  Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 6-0-220951 3-0-17828  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Indiana 3-4-1104107 1-1-13842  Harlan O. Pat Page
Michigan 6-213739 2-24227  Elton E. Tad Wieman
Purdue 6-217038 2-14524  James M. Jimmy Phelan
Northwestern 4-412998 2-35056  Richard E. Dick Hanley
Iowa 4-410783 1-42277  Burt Ingwersen
Ohio State 4-413192 1-32659  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 4-49675 1-31949  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 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.