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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-

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1890 <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024

1929 Season Highlights

Robert C. Zuppke enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1929 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Kansas	25	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Bradley	45	0	W
Sun., Oct. 20	@ Iowa	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Michigan	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Northwestern	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Army	17	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Chicago	20	6	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Ohio State	27	0	W

1929 Season Totals
Record	6-1 -1
Points Scored	155
Scoring Average	19.4
Points Allowed	27
Defense Average	3.4
Opponents Record	29-19
Conference Record	2-1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-1 -1

1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1929 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	179	55		3-2	71	49	Clarence W. Doc Spears
Illinois	6-1-1	155	27		2-1-1	48	14	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	2-6-1	58	133		1-2-1	26	65	Harlan O. Pat Page
Purdue	8-0	187	44		4-0	82	16	James M. Jimmy Phelan
Northwestern	6-3	172	95		3-2	60	51	Richard E. Dick Hanley
Iowa	4-2-2	128	28		2-2-2	36	28	Burt Ingwersen
Ohio State	4-3-1	95	69		2-2-1	20	51	Sam S. Willaman
Michigan	5-3-1	109	75		1-3-1	23	57	Harry G. Kipke
Wisconsin	4-5	88	78		0-4	12	47	Glenn F. Thistlethwaite

1929 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1929 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.