1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–2 4–2 Robert Zuppke 8th J. C. Depler Illinois Field 20silliniuniform.png 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.1920 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1920-schedule.html Center J. C. Depler was the team captain.Fighting Illini Football Record Book University of Illinois 2015 December 28, 2016 156 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129040612/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf dead Schedule y y October 9 Drake<ncg> Illinois Field Champaign, IL W 41-0 4,435 Illini Crushes Drake, 41 to 0, in Ragged One-Sided Contest Chicago Tribune October 10, 1920 II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121870043/illini-crushes-drake-41-to-0-in/ Newspapers.com October 16 Iowa Illinois Field Champaign, IL W 20-3 10,480 October 23 at Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) W 7-6 27,655 Illinois Beats Wolverines by Small Margin Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion October 24, 1920 1, 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20925140/illinois_beats_wolverines_by_small/ Newspapers.com October 30 Minnesota Illinois Field Champaign, IL W 17-7 15,265 November 6 at Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, Illinois W 3-0 27,545 Illinois Field Goal Beats Maroons Chicago Tribune Albon Holden November 7, 1920 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115269895/illinois-field-goal-beats-maroons/ Newspapers.com November 13 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 9-14 20,257 November 20 Ohio State Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) L 0-7 19,921 Awards and honors Chuck Carney, End: Consensus All-American Albert Mohr, guard: All-American Jack Depler, center: All-American Jack Crangle, fullback: : All-American References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football