1922 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1922 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2–5 (1–4 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | David D. Wilson |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1922 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1922 Big Ten Conference football season. In their tenth season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 2–5 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] End David D. Wilson was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 14 | Butler | L 7–10 | 5,350 | ||
| October 21 | Iowa |
| L 7–8 | 18,784 | [3] |
| October 28 | at Michigan | L 0–24 | 41,560 | [4] | |
| November 4 | Northwestern |
| W 6–3 | 14,775 | |
| November 11 | at Wisconsin | W 3–0 | 28,745 | ||
| November 18 | at Chicago | L 0–9 | 32,115 | ||
| November 25 | Ohio State |
| L 3–6 | 32,115 | [5] |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Jim McMillen, guard: All-American
- Roy Miller, guard: All-American
References
[edit]- ^ "1922 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.
- ^ "Iowa's Big Ten Champions Defeat Illinois on Their Field: Hawkeye Eleven Victor; Illinois Is Beaten in a Loosely Played Game". The Sioux City Journal. October 22, 1922. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Bullion (October 29, 1922). "Michigan Runs Rings Around Illinois and Piles Up 24–0 Victory on Suckers: Kirk's Run of Eighty Yards Thrills Crowd; Bernie Takes Kick-off in Second Half and Sprints to Touchdown; Michigan Too Smart; Yost's Resourceful Team Plays Tricky Game and Makes Its Breaks". Detroit Free Press. p. 21.
- ^ "Buckeyes Take Illinois Eleven Into Camp, 6 to 3". Springfield News-Sun. November 26, 1922. p. 2:5. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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