1928 Illinois
7–1 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chicago 40–0Nov 17
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsBradley | W 33–6 | 94% |
| Oct 13 | vsCoe | W 31–0 | 93% |
| Oct 20 | vs Indiana | W 13–7 | 72% |
| Oct 27 | vs Northwestern | W 6–0 | 74% |
| Nov 3 | at Michigan | L 0–3 | 64% |
| Nov 10 | at Butler | W 14–0 | 93% |
| Nov 17 | atChicago | W 40–0 | 74% |
| Nov 24 | vs Ohio State | W 8–0 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 8–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Western Conference champions4–1 in the conference
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 4–1 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 145–16
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1654 +43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.1 No. 17 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Butch Nowack
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Butch NowackOTAP-1; UP-1; WE-1
Second team
- Russ CraneOGWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
 Iowa | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Ohio State | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Michigan | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.