1926 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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1926 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 6–2 (2–2 Big Ten) |
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Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
Captain | Charles E. Kassel |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Michigan + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Northwestern + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Ohio State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 6–2 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Charles E. Kassel was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 2 | Coe* | W 27–0 | 19,144 | ||||
October 9 | Butler* |
| W 38–7 | 8,101 | |||
October 16 | Iowa |
| W 13–6 | 42,555 | |||
October 23 | at Michigan | L 0–13 | 46,688 | [3] | |||
October 30 | Penn* |
| W 3–0 | 58,661 | |||
November 6 | at Chicago | W 7–0 | 47,274-50,000 | [4] | |||
November 13 | Wabash* |
| W 27–13 | 5,762 | |||
November 20 | Ohio State |
| L 6–7 | 28,755 | |||
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Awards and honors
- Bernie Shively, (Guard)
- Robert Reitsch, (Center)
References
- ^ "1926 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Walter Eckersall (October 24, 1926). "Michigan Eleven Romps Over Illinois, 13 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
- ^ Irving Vaughan (November 7, 1926). "50,000 See Illinois Triumph Over Maroons, 7 to 0". Chicago Maroons. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
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