1930 Illinois
3–5 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chicago 28–0Nov 15
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs Iowa State | W 7–0 | 82% |
| Oct 11 | vs Butler | W 27–0 | 96% |
| Oct 18 | vs Northwestern | L 0–32 | 64% |
| Oct 25 | at Michigan | L 7–15 | 45% |
| Nov 1 | vs Purdue | L 0–25 | 44% |
| Nov 8 | at Army | L 0–13 | 33% |
| Nov 15 | atChicago | W 28–0 | 55% |
| Nov 22 | vs Ohio State | L 9–12 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 12–9; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 1–4 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 78–97
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1520 −88 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.5 No. 38 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Olaf E. Robinson
- Most valuable player
- Stan Bodman
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Gil BerryRBAP-2; UP-3; NEA-2; Coaches-2; KR-1
Second team
- Stanley L. BodmanOTAP-2; UP-3; NEA-2
From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1930 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–0 | 8–0–1 | |
| Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–3 | 3–4–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–3 | 2–5–1 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
 Iowa | 0–1 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.