1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Western Conference Western 3–3–1 2–2–1 Robert Zuppke 4th I formation Bart Macomber Illinois Field The 1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1916 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–3–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference.1916 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1916-schedule.html Quarterback Bart Macomber 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 7 Kansas<ncg> Illinois Field Champaign, IL W 30-0 3,788 Jayhawks Lose To Zupmen, 30-0 The Daily Illini October 8, 1916 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115434857/jayhawks-lose-to-zupmen/ Newspapers.com October 14 Colgate<ncg> Illinois Field Champaign, IL L 3-15 5,263 October 21 Ohio State Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) L 6-7 4,388 October 28 at Purdue Stuart Field Lafayette, IN (rivalry) W 14-7 Illinois Faster; Does Purdue 14-7 The Muncie Sunday Star October 29, 1916 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20935021/illinois_faster_does_purdue_147/ Newspapers.com November 4 at Minnesota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN W 14-9 11,368 Illinois Eleven Springs Big Surprise by Defeating the Gophers The Minneapolis Tribune November 5, 1916 Sporting 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20935181/illinois_eleven_springs_big_surprise_by/ Newspapers.com November 18 Chicago Illinois Field Champaign, IL L 7-20 831 Maroons Show Fight and Surprise Illinois, 20-7 Chicago Tribune November 19, 1916 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20935495/maroons_show_fight_and_surprise/ Newspapers.com November 25 at Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI T 0-0 6,000 Badgers Hold Illinois to a 0 to 0 Score in Mud The Wisconsin State Journal November 26, 1916 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20935345/badgers_hold_illinois_to_a_0_to_0_score/ Newspapers.com Awards and honors Bart Macomber, quarterback First-team selection by Fielding H. Yost for the 1916 College Football All-America TeamYost's 1916 All American Mansfield News December 27, 1916 Second-team selection by Walter Eckersall and Paul Purman for the 1916 All-America teamFour Westerners On All-American: 1916 Selection Made by W. Eckersall Daily Review Decatur, IL December 11, 1916Paul Purman The News' Own All-American 1916 Football Team Des Moines Daily News December 2, 1916 References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football