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Illinois Football Team History


Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
 Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 70,904
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Robert C. Zuppke
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Robert C. Zuppke enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. DePaul  9   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Washington (Missouri)  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Southern California  6   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Iowa  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Northwestern  2   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Michigan  9   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Ohio State  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Chicago  18   7   W       
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -1
  Points Scored57
  Scoring Average7.1
  Points Allowed76
  Defense Average9.5
  Opponents Record20-17
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-0 -1
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-120332 4-11356  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 5-2-112363 2-1-14736  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 4-3-15776 1-2-11132  Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern 7-113273 6-08640  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 5-316027 3-15414  Francis A. Schmidt
Purdue 5-2-115795 2-1-16867  Noble E. Kizer
Iowa 3-4-185103 0-4-11396  Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Wisconsin 2-695144 0-33285  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan 1-736127 0-5979  Harry G. Kipke

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.