1929 Illinois
6–1–1 (3–1–1 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bradley 45–0Oct 12
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs Kansas | W 25–0 | 77% |
| Oct 12 | vsBradley | W 45–0 | 94% |
| Oct 20 | at Iowa | T 7–7 | 56% |
| Oct 26 | vs Michigan | W 14–0 | 73% |
| Nov 2 | at Northwestern | L 0–7 | 56% |
| Nov 9 | vs Army | W 17–7 | 62% |
| Nov 16 | vsChicago | W 20–6 | 81% |
| Nov 23 | at Ohio State | W 27–0 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio State 27–0; 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 6–1–1
- Conference
- 3–1–1 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 155–27
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1662 +60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.5 No. 10 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Russ Crane
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Lou GordonOTNEA-1; UP-2- Russ CraneOGUP-2; WE-1
- Frosty PetersQBNEA-1
Second team
- Arnold E. WolgastEWE-2
- Ed KawalCNEA-2; UP-2
- Frank H. WalkerRBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Purdue | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Northwestern | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Michigan | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 7–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.