1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1938
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2 4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 5 0
Iowa 1 3 1 1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an

University of Illinois during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 26th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–5 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Guard James Hodges was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • L 0–631,378
    October 1DePaul*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    W 44–711,414[3]
    October 8Indiana
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    W 12–215,571
    October 15at Notre Dame*L 6–1429,142
    October 22No. 18 Northwestern
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    L 0–1337,000
    October 29at No. 13 MichiganL 0–1443,006
    November 12Ohio State
    L 14–3218,000[4]
    November 19at ChicagoW 34–05,000–6,000[5]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1938 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. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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