1934 Illinois
7–1 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bradley 40–7Sep 29
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsBradley | W 40–7 | 91% |
| Oct 6 | atWashington St. Louis | W 12–7 | 61% |
| Oct 13 | vs Ohio State | W 14–13 | 47% |
| Oct 27 | at Michigan | W 7–6 | 39% |
| Nov 3 | vs Army | W 7–0 | 42% |
| Nov 10 | at Northwestern | W 14–3 | 62% |
| Nov 17 | at Wisconsin | L 3–7 | 59% |
| Nov 24 | atChicago | W 6–0 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 6–0; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 4–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 103–43
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1604 +76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.8 No. 20 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Charles Bennis and Jack Beynon
- Most valuable player
- Les Lindberg
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Chuck GalbreathOTFH-1; UP-1- Jack BeynonQBAP-1; FH-1; UP-1
Second team
- Charles W. BennisOGFH-2; UP-2
- Lester LindbergRBFH-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
 Iowa | 1–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Michigan | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.