1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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]

1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–3 (2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robert Zuppke (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Red Grange
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–14	40,000	[3]
October 10	Butler*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 16–13	12,599	[4]
October 17	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 10–12	24,738	[5]
October 24	Michigan	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–3	66,609	[6]
October 31	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–2	60,000	[7]
November 7	Chicago	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 13–6	68,864	[8]
November 14	Wabash*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 21–0	20,466	[9]
November 21	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	W 14–9	72,657	[10]
*Non-conference game

Awards and honors

• Red Grange, halfback: Consensus All-American
• Chuck Kassel, end: All-American
• Bernie Shively, guard: All-American