1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1923 record | 8–0 (5–0 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | James McMillen |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1923 Big Ten Conference football season. 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 to 20.[1] The team was selected retroactively as the national champion by the Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, and Parke H. Davis, and as a co-national champion by the Berryman QPRS system, National Championship Foundation, and Jeff Sagarin (using the ELO-Chess methodology).[2]
Guard Jim McMillen and halfback Red Grange were consensus All-Americans. McMillen was also the team captain.[3]
This was the first season for the Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium, where the team plays their home games to this day.
Awards and honors[]
- Red Grange, (Half back)
- Consensus All-American, Half back
- Jim McMillen, (Guard)
- Consensus All-American, Guard
- , (End)
- All-American, End
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 6 | Nebraska* |
| W 24–7 |
| October 13 | Butler* |
| W 21–7 |
| October 20 | at Iowa |
| W 9–6 |
| October 27 | vs. Northwestern |
| W 29–0 |
| November 3 | Chicago |
| W 7–0 |
| November 10 | Wisconsin |
| W 10–0 |
| November 17 | Mississippi A&M* |
| W 27–0 |
| November 24 | at Ohio State |
| W 9–0 |
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Roster[]
| Player | Position | Class | Hometown |
| Steve Coutchie | Quarterback | Senior | Harvey, Illinois |
| Quarterback | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Harold 'Red' Grange | Halfback | Senior | Wheaton, Illinois |
| Wally McIlwain | Wingback/Halfback | Sophomore | Evanston, Illinois |
| Earl Britton | Fullback/Placekicker/Punter | Sophomore | Elgin, Illinois |
| Fullback | Junior | Brookston, Indiana | |
| Emil 'Heine' Schultz | End | Junior | Geneseo, Illinois |
| Edward John 'Ted' Richards | End | Junior | Glencoe, Illinois |
| End | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| End | Senior | Oskaloosa, Iowa | |
| Center | Senior | Oskaloosa, Iowa | |
| Vivian Julius 'Vee' Green | Center | Senior | Waukegan, Illinois |
| Tackle | Sophomore | Urbana, Illinois | |
| Tackle | Sophomore | Cissna Park, Illinois | |
| Tackle | Senior | Logansport, Indiana | |
| John Mauer | Tackle | Sophomore | Batavia, Illinois |
| Bernard F. 'Bunny' Oakes | Tackle | Senior | Maywood, Illinois |
| Walter Charles Crawford | Tackle | Sophomore | Waukegan, Illinois |
| James McMillen | Right Guard | Senior | Grayslake, Illinois |
| Guard | Senior | Millville, New Jersey | |
| Leonard J. Umnus | Guard | Junior | Menominee, Michigan |
- Head Coach: Robert Zuppke (11th year at Illinois)
References[]
- ^ "1923 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results".
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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