1933 Illinois
5–3 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 21–0Oct 14
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Drake | W 13–6 | 68% |
| Oct 7 | atWashington St. Louis | W 21–6 | 57% |
| Oct 14 | vs Wisconsin | W 21–0 | 46% |
| Oct 21 | at Army | L 0–6 | 31% |
| Nov 4 | vs Michigan | L 6–7 | 33% |
| Nov 11 | at Northwestern | W 3–0 | 43% |
| Nov 18 | vsChicago | W 7–0 | 72% |
| Nov 25 | at Ohio State | L 6–7 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 7–6; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 77–32
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1543 +78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.9 No. 19 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Herman Walser
- Most valuable player
- Dave Cook
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jack BeynonQBAP-2; UP-1; NK-2
Second team
- Fred FinkENK-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–0–4 | 4–0–4 | |
| Illinois | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Iowa | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 1–4–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–3–2 | 3–3–2 | |
 Indiana | 0–3–2 | 1–5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 2–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.