1924 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1924 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robert Zuppke (12th season)
Offensive scheme	Single wing
Captain	Frank E. Rokusek
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform

1924 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Chicago $	3	–	0	–	3			4	–	1	–	3
No. 4 Illinois	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Iowa	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Ohio State	1	–	3	–	2			2	–	3	–	3
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	2	–	2			2	–	3	–	3
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. The Fighting Illini compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 against Western Conference opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 204 to 71. This was the junior season for hall-of-fame All-American halfback Harold "Red" Grange. End/tackle Frank E. Rokusek was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 9–6	25,000
October 11		Butler*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 40–10
October 18		Michigan	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 39–14	66,609
October 25		DePauw*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 45–0
November 1		Iowa	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 36–0
November 8		at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	T 21–21
November 15		at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–20	35,341
November 22		Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 7–0
*Non-conference game

Awards and honors

• Red Grange (Halfback)
  • Chicago Tribune Silver Football Inaugural award as conference MVP
  • Consensus First-Team All-American (halfback)
• Clarence Muhl (End)
  • All-American (end)