1937 Illinois
3–3–2 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Northwestern 6–0Nov 6
Northwestern was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Ohio | W 20–6 | 92% |
| Oct 2 | vsDePaul | T 0–0 | 85% |
| Oct 9 | vs Notre Dame | T 0–0 | 38% |
| Oct 16 | at Indiana | L 6–13 | 36% |
| Oct 30 | vs Michigan | L 6–7 | 67% |
| Nov 6 | at 19Northwestern | W 6–0 | 24% |
| Nov 13 | at Ohio State | L 0–19 | 26% |
| Nov 20 | vsChicago | W 21–0 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–3–2
- Conference
- 2–3 8th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 59–45
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1498 +7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.4 No. 45 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Lowell Spurgeon
- Most valuable player
- Jack Berner
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Mel BrewerOGUP-2- James W. McDonaldCUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 6–2 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 13 |
| Indiana | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6 | |
 Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.