HB Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost" in 1923 Guard Jim McMillen and halfback Red Grange were consensus All-Americans.
Davis, and as a co-national champion by the Berryman QPRS system, National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin (using the ELO-Chess methodology). The team was selected retroactively as the national champion by the Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, and Parke H. In 1923, the Fighting Illini compiled an 8–0 record (5–0 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 136–20. In 1915, the Illini compiled a 5–0–2 record and finished as co-champions of the Western Conference. End Perry Graves and guard Ralph Chapman were consensus All-Americans. The team was retroactively selected as the national champion for 1914 by the Billingsley Report and as a co-national champion with Army by Parke H. In 1914, the Fighting Illini compiled a 7–0 record (6–0 against Western Conference opponents), claimed a national championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 224–22. Under Zuppke's leadership, the Fighting Illini posted undefeated seasons in 1914, 1915, 19. During his tenure, Illinois' fan attendance at home games skyrocketed from an average of 4,500 to 60,000. įor 29 seasons, Robert Zuppke served as Illinois' head football coach. His 1892 team compiled a 9–4–1 record, played the first games in the football rivalries with Northwestern and Chicago, and played six road games in nine days (four wins and two losses) in late October 1892. He was the third head football coach at Illinois, held that position for the 18 seasons, and led the team to a record of 12–6–4 in his two years as head coach. He announced at the time that he would spend the summer working as a waiter at a hotel in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, before reporting to Illinois. Hall was hired by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to serve as head football coach and director of physical training at a salary of $1,000. In July 1892, several days after graduating from Dartmouth, Edward K. Robert Lackey took over the reins for the program's second season in 1891, and the team finished undefeated with a mark of 6–0. The University of Illinois fielded its first football team in 1890, under the direction of Scott Williams, the team's starting quarterback who also served as the team's head coach. See also: List of Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Early history (1890–1970) Illinois claims five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and compete in its West Division.
The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level.
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