1935 Illinois
3–5 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington St. Louis 28–6Oct 5
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs Ohio | L 0–6 | 95% |
| Oct 5 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 28–6 | 64% |
| Oct 12 | at USC | W 19–0 | 41% |
| Oct 26 | vs Iowa | L 0–19 | 68% |
| Nov 2 | at Northwestern | L 3–10 | 56% |
| Nov 9 | vs Michigan | W 3–0 | 53% |
| Nov 16 | at Ohio State | L 0–6 | 24% |
| Nov 23 | vsChicago | L 6–7 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Chicago 7–6; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1935.
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 59–54
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1506 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.6 No. 33 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Charles S. Galbreath
- Most valuable player
- Ed Gryboski
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ed GryboskiOGMJ-1; NEA-2; UP-1
Second team
- Chuck GalbreathOTNEA-2
From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1935 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Indiana | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Michigan | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa | 1–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.