1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. The Fighting Illini compiled an 8–0 record (5–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 136 to 20. The team was selected retroactively as the national champion by the Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, and Parke H. Davis, and as a co-national champion by the Berryman QPRS system, National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin (using the ELO-Chess methodology).

Guard Jim McMillen and halfback Red Grange were consensus All-Americans. McMillen was also the team captain.

Awards and honors

 * Red Grange, (Half back)
 * Consensus All-American, Half back
 * Jim McMillen, (Guard)
 * Consensus All-American, Guard
 * Frank Rokusek, (End)
 * All-American, End

Roster

 * Head Coach: Robert Zuppke (11th year at Illinois)