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-
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
Record 7-0
-1
Points Scored 152
Scoring Average 19.0
Points Allowed 24
Defense Average 3.0
Opponents Record 22-17
Conference Record 4-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 3-0
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.