Team Rivalry - Schedule

W-L-T

Overall
Conference
Home
Away

6-1-0
6-1-0
3-1-0
3-0-0

91
48
13
6

Points For
Points Against
Points Per Game (avg)
Points Against Per Game (avg)

Avg Home Attendance
3500

Head Coach Robert Zuppke

"The 1919 team was the only one of Zuppke's national championship squads to lose a game. Wisconsin managed to defeat the Fighting Illini in Urbana in the third game of the season, 14-10, to temporarily knock Illinois out of the conference lead. However, Zuppke's men came back from the Wisconsin defeat with three consecutive wins to set up a showdown with the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 22 to determine the conference champion. Illinois scored first on a first-quarter touchdown and never looked back. The Fighting Illini added a field goal before allowing a Buckeye touchdown and conversion. With the final score, 9-7, in Illinois' favor, the Illini won the conference title and were later named national champions. Right guard Clarence Applegran was named to Eckersall's second-team All-America squad, and left tackle Burt Ingwersen and center John Depler were both members of Walter Camp's second-team All-America squad." from fightingillini.com

"The 1919 team was the only one of Zuppke's national championship squads to lose a game. Wisconsin managed to defeat the Fighting Illini in Urbana in the third game of the season, 14-10, to temporarily knock Illinois out of the conference lead. However, Zuppke's men came back from the Wisconsin defeat with three consecutive wins to set up a showdown with the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 22 to determine the conference champion. Illinois scored first on a first-quarter touchdown and never looked back. The Fighting Illini added a field goal before allowing a Buckeye touchdown and conversion. With the final score, 9-7, in Illinois' favor, the Illini won the conference title and were later named national champions. Right guard Clarence Applegran was named to Eckersall's second-team All-America squad, and left tackle Burt Ingwersen and center John Depler were both members of Walter Camp's second-team All-America squad." from fightingillini.com

Game Day

Opponent

Result

Rank AP/CFP

Details

Oct 11
1919

Purdue

Stuart Field

14 - 7

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Oct 18
1919

Iowa

Illinois Field

9 - 7

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Oct 25
1919

Wisconsin

Illinois Field

10 - 14

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Nov 01
1919

Chicago

Illinois Field

10 - 0

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Nov 08
1919

Minnesota

Northrop Field

10 - 6

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Nov 15
1919

Michigan

Illinois Field

29 - 7

Attendance: 14,000

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Nov 22
1919

Ohio State

Ohio Field

9 - 7

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