1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1936 record4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP
Captain
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0 7 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 0 7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0 5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1 5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1 4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0 2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1 3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0 2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1936 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 4–3–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Guard Cliff Kuhn was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26DePaul*
W 9–6
October 3Washington University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 13–7
October 10USC*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–24
October 17at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 0–0
October 24No. 4 Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 2–13
October 31at Michigan
W 9–6
November 14Ohio State
L 0–13
November 21at Chicago
W 18–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1936 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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