1938 Illinois
3–5 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Robert Zuppke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat DePaul 44–7Oct 1
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Ohio | L 0–6 | 93% |
| Oct 1 | vsDePaul | W 44–7 | 82% |
| Oct 8 | vs Indiana | W 12–2 | 49% |
| Oct 15 | at Notre Dame | L 6–14 | 24% |
| Oct 22 | vs 18Northwestern | L 0–13 | 45% |
| Oct 29 | at 13Michigan | L 0–14 | 33% |
| Nov 12 | vs Ohio State | L 14–32 | 37% |
| Nov 19 | atChicago | W 34–0 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chicago 34–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 2–3 7th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 110–88
- Coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Elo
- 1443 −55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 52 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- James W. McDonald
- Most valuable player
- James Hodges
1938 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | 10 |
| Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 16 |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–1–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 4–2–2 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
 Iowa | 1–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.