1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–1 6–1 Robert Zuppke 7th T formationhttps://books.google.com/books?id=5pPYAODf6ZAC&pg=PA207 Football William Kopp Illinois Field National champion (Billingsley, Boand)Co-national champion (CFRA, Davis, Sagarin-ELO)Big Ten champion 20silliniuniform.png The 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois in the Big Ten Conference during the 1919 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Fighting Illini compiled a 6–1 record (6–1 against Big Ten opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 91 to 48.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1919-schedule.html 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results There was no contemporaneous system in 1919 for determining a national champion. However, Illinois was retroactively named as the national champion for 1919 by the Billingsley Report and Boand System, and as a co-national champion by the College Football Researchers Association, Parke H. Davis, and Jeff Sagarin (using his alternate ELO-Chess methodology).http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Fullback William Kopp 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 Three Illinois players received mention on the 1919 All-America college football team: end Dick Reichle (first-team choice by the Reno Evening Gazette);All-American Team Picked by Hahn for Gazette Reno Evening Gazette 1919-12-05 tackle Burt Ingwersen (second-team choice by Walter Camp); and guard Jack Depler (second-team choice by Camp).Walter Camp's All-American Team Fitchburg Daily Sentinel 1919-12-13 Seven Illini players were included on the 1919 All-Big Ten Conference football team: quarterback Robert H. Fletcher; halfback Laurie Walquist; fullback Jack Crangle; end Chuck Carney; tackle Burt Ingerwesen; and guards Jack Depler and Clarence Applegran.Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1920 1920 Walter Camp Walter Camp 41 A. G. Spalding & Brothers (Spalding's Athletic Library) https://books.google.com/books?id=hww7AQAAMAAJWalter Eckersall Selects His First and Second All-Conference Football Elevens For Past Season Detroit Free Press November 30, 1919 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5218877/walter_eckersall_selects_his_first_and/ Schedule Central October 11 w y Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry 14–7 4,000 Heavy Illinois Eleven Held by Purdue to 14-7 Chicago Tribune October 12, 1919 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98793775/heavy-illinois-eleven-held-by-purdue-to/ Newspapers.com October 18 w Iowa Illinois Field Champaign, IL 9–7 6,470 Illinois Downs Hawkeyes In Great Battle The Champaign Daily News October 19, 1919 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794047/illinois-downs-hawkeyes-in-great-battle/ Newspapers.com October 25 l Wisconsin Illinois Field Champaign, IL 10–14 7,260 Illinois Is Eliminated From Big Ten Race The Champaign Daily News October 26, 1919 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794357/illinois-is-eliminated-from-big-ten-race/ Newspapers.com November 1 w y Chicago Illinois Field Champaign, IL 10–0 16,000–17,000 Revamped Illini Down Maroons: Ralph Fletcher Gets All Points; Score 10 to 0 The Champaign Daily News November 2, 1919 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98794745/revamped-illini-down-maroons-ralph/ Newspapers.com November 8 3:30 p.m. w y Minnesota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 10–6 20,000 Illinois' Forward Passes Baffle and Beat Minnesota The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Fred R. Coburn November 9, 1919 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795115/illinois-forward-passes-baffle-and/ Newspapers.com November 15 w Michigan Illinois Field Champaign, IL rivalry 29–7 9,622–14,000 Illini Crush Wolverines, 29 to 7 The Champaign Daily News November 16, 1919 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795481/illini-crush-wolverines-29-to-7/ Newspapers.com November 22 w y Ohio State Ohio Field Columbus, OH rivalry 9–7 14,925 Illinois Wins Big Ten Championship: Sternaman Runs 50 Yards for Touchdown The Champaign Daily News November 23, 1919 5, 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795928/illinois-wins-big-ten-championship/ Newspapers.com Roster PlayerPositionWilliam Kopp (Captain)FullbackBurt IngwersenTackleJohn C. DeplerHalfbackClarence ApplegranRight guardRobert FletcherQuarterbackRalph FletcherKickerChuck CarneyEnd, receiver, punterLawrence WalquistHalfback, quarterbackAlbert MohrGuardRichard W. ReichleLeft end, kickerMilton OlanderGuard, tackleR. A. "Lief" LifvendahlTackleGeorge KochTackleOtis PettyRight tackleHarry ShlaudemanCenterJack CrangleFullbackC. Ernest LovejoyQuarterbackStuyvesant SmithEnd Head coach: Robert Zuppke (7th year at Illinois) Awards and honors Dick Reichle, end First-team selection of Reno Evening Gazette, selected by "W.P. Hahn, football expert of national note who is now located in Reno", for the 1919 College Football All-America TeamAll-American Team Picked by Hahn for Gazette Reno Evening Gazette 1919-12-04 Burt Ingwersen, tackle Second-team selection by Walter Camp for the 1919 All-America teamWalter Camp's All-American Team Fitchburg Daily Sentinel December 13, 1919 Jack Depler, guard Second-team selection by Walter Camp for the 1919 All-America team References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football