1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
National champion (Boand, CFRA, Helms, Davis) Co-national champion (QPRS, NCF, Sagarin-ELO) Big Ten co-champion | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1923 record | 8–0 (5–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Robert Zuppke |
Offensive scheme | Single wing |
Captain | James McMillen |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Uniform | |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois § | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan § | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions |
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.[1] 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).[2]
Guard Jim McMillen and halfback Red Grange were consensus All-Americans. McMillen was also the team captain.[3]
Awards and honors[]
- Red Grange, (Half back)
- Jim McMillen, (Guard)
- Frank Rokusek, (End)
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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10/06/1923 | Nebraska* |
| W 24–7 |
10/13/1923 | Butler* |
| W 21–7 |
10/20/1923 | at Iowa | W 9–6 | |
10/27/1923 | at Northwestern | W 29–0 | |
11/3/1923 | Chicago |
| W 7–0 |
11/10/1923 | Wisconsin |
| W 10–0 |
11/17/1923 | Mississippi State* |
| W 27–0 |
11/24/1923 | at Ohio State | W 9–0 | |
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Roster[]
Player | Position | Class | Hometown |
Steve Coutchie | Quarterback | Senior | Harvey, Illinois |
Harry 'Swede' Hall | Quarterback | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
Harold 'Red' Grange | Halfback | Senior | Wheaton, Illinois |
Wally McIlwain | Wingback/Halfback | Sophomore | Evanston, Illinois |
Earl Britton | Fullback/Placekicker/Punter | Sophomore | Elgin, Illinois |
Bill Hansen | Fullback | Junior | Brookston, Indiana |
Emil 'Heine' Schultz | End | Junior | Geneseo, Illinois |
Edward John 'Ted' Richards | End | Junior | Glencoe, Illinois |
Frank Edward Rokusek | End | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska |
Clarence Arthur Muhl | End | Senior | Oskaloosa, Iowa |
Gilbert Jay Roberts | Center | Senior | Oskaloosa, Iowa |
Vivian Julius 'Vee' Green | Center | Senior | Waukegan, Illinois |
Roy Andrew Miller | Tackle | Sophomore | Urbana, Illinois |
Chuck Addison Brown | Tackle | Sophomore | Cissna Park, Illinois |
Richard 'Dick' Hall | Tackle | Senior | Logansport, Indiana |
John Mauer | Tackle | Sophomore | Batavia, Illinois |
Bernard F. 'Bunny' Oakes | Tackle | Senior | Maywood, Illinois |
Walter Charles Crawford | Tackle | Sophomore | Waukegan, Illinois |
James McMillen | Right Guard | Senior | Grayslake, Illinois |
Louis Frederick Slimmer | Guard | Senior | Millville, New Jersey |
Leonard J. Umnus | Guard | Junior | Menominee, Michigan |
- Head Coach: Robert Zuppke (11th year at Illinois)
References[]
- ↑ "1923 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1923-schedule.html.
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book". University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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