1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
1918Illinois Fighting Illini football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
5–2 (4–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Robert Zuppke (6th season)
Offensive scheme
I formation
Captain
Burt Ingwersen
Home stadium
Illinois Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Michigan +
2
–
0
–
0
5
–
0
–
0
Illinois +
4
–
0
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Purdue +
1
–
0
–
0
3
–
3
–
0
Iowa
2
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Minnesota
2
–
1
–
0
5
–
2
–
1
Northwestern
1
–
1
–
0
2
–
2
–
1
Wisconsin
1
–
2
–
0
3
–
3
–
0
Indiana
0
–
0
–
0
2
–
2
–
0
Ohio State
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
3
–
0
Chicago
0
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
$ – Conference champion
The 1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 5–2 record and tied for the Big Ten Conference championship.[1]
Center Jack Depler was a consensus first-team All-American.[2] Depler was selected as a first-team center by the Frank Menke Syndicate.[3] He was the only Big Ten player to be named a consensus All-American in 1918.[2]
Tackle Burt Ingwersen, guard Albert Mohr, and halfback Jesse Kirkpatrick received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[4][5] Ingwersen was also the acting team captain.[6]
^"1918 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^ ab"2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1153
^Walter Eckersall (December 8, 1918). "Eckersall Picks "All Star" Eleven of the Big Ten". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ESPN Big Ten Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2007. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-933060-49-1.
^"Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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