1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. The Fighting Illini compiled a 7–0–1 record (5–0 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 152 to 24.[1] The team was selected as the 1927 national champion by the Billingsley Report, Dickinson System, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis.[2]
| 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1927 record | 7–0–1 (5–0 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Robert Zuppke |
| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Robert Reitsch |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Illinois + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Though the team had no consensus All-Americans and was known for its lack of prominent names, center Robert Reitsch and guard Russ Crane made a handful of first-team selections. Reitsch was also the team captain.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 1 | Bradley* | W 19–0 | |
| October 8 | Butler* |
| W 58–0 |
| October 15 | Iowa State* |
| T 12–12 |
| October 22 | at Northwestern | W 7–6 | |
| October 29 | Michigan |
| W 14–0 |
| November 5 | at Iowa | W 14–0 | |
| November 12 | Chicago |
| W 15–6 |
| November 19 | at Ohio State | W 13–0 | |
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Roster
| Player | Position |
| Russ Crane | Guard |
| Robert Reitsch (captain) | Center |
| Butch Nowack | Tackle, Kicker |
| Judson Timm | Halfback |
| Fritz Humbert | Fullback |
| Blair French | Quarterback |
| Dwight Stuessy | Quarterback |
| Doug Mills | Fullback, Punter |
| Frank Walker | Fullback |
| Tom Nickol | Fullback |
| Art D'Ambrosio | Halfback, Fullback |
| Arnold Wolgast | Tackle |
| James R. Stewart | End |
| Walter Jolley | End |
| Ernest W. Schultz | Tackle |
| Keston J. Deimling | Guard |
| Lawrence Perkins | Guard |
| Leonard Grable | Tackle |
| Garland Grange | Halfback, End |
| William E. Short | End |
| Louis Gordon | Guard |
| Louis Muegge | Guard |
| Evert Nelson | Guard |
| L. J. Weitz | Tackle |
| Lloyd. S. Burdick | Tackle |
| Norman McClure | Guard |
| Merwin Mitterwallner | Guard |
| Lester Marriner | Guard |
- Head Coach: Robert Zuppke (15th year at Illinois)
References
- "1927 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results".
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 109. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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