1932 Illinois
5–4 (2–4 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bradley 20–0Oct 8
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Miami (OH) | W 20–7 | 92% |
| Oct 1 | vsCoe | W 13–0 | 85% |
| Oct 8 | vsBradley | W 20–0 | 87% |
| Oct 15 | vs Northwestern | L 0–26 | 37% |
| Oct 22 | at Michigan | L 0–32 | 17% |
| Oct 29 | atChicago | W 13–7 | 40% |
| Nov 5 | at Wisconsin | L 12–20 | 29% |
| Nov 12 | vs Indiana | W 18–6 | 56% |
| Nov 19 | vs Ohio State | L 0–3 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 3–0; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–4 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 96–101
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1447 +8 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.3 No. 52 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gilbert Berry
- Most valuable player
- Gilbert Berry
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Gil BerryRBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1932 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
 Purdue | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–1–2 | 4–1–3 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Illinois | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
 Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.