1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainRed Grange
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan $ 5 1 0 7 1 0
Northwestern 3 1 0 5 3 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 3 1 1 6 1 1
Chicago 2 2 1 3 4 1
Illinois 2 2 0 5 3 0
Iowa 2 2 0 5 3 0
Minnesota 1 1 1 5 2 1
Ohio State 1 3 1 4 3 1
Indiana 0 3 1 3 4 1
Purdue 0 3 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 13th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 5–3 record and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

This was the final season for hall-of-fame All-American halfback Harold "Red" Grange. Grange was also the team captain.[2]

  1. ^ "1925 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.