1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJ. C. Depler
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1920 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 5–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Center J. C. Depler was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Drake*
W 41–04,435[3]
October 16Iowa
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 20–310,480
October 23at Michigan
W 7–627,655[4]
October 30Minnesota
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 17–715,265
November 6at Chicago
W 3–027,545[5]
November 13at Wisconsin
L 9–1420,257
November 20Ohio State
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–719,921
  • *Non-conference game

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "1920 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Illini Crushes Drake, 41 to 0, in Ragged One-Sided Contest". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1920. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Harry Bullion (October 24, 1920). "Illinois Beats Wolverines by Small Margin". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Albon Holden (November 7, 1920). "Illinois Field Goal Beats Maroons". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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