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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 <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights

Robert C. Zuppke enters his 26th season as Head Coach at Illinois.

1938 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Ohio	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. DePaul	44	7	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Indiana	12	2	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Notre Dame	6	14	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Northwestern	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Michigan	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Ohio State	14	32	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Chicago	34	0	W

1938 Season Totals
Record	3-5
Points Scored	110
Scoring Average	13.8
Points Allowed	88
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	30-15
Conference Record	1-3
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-2

1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1938 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	97	38		4-1	66	12	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	3-5	110	88		1-3	26	61	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	1-6-1	21	67		1-4	15	40	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Purdue	5-1-2	84	38		3-1-1	38	20	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	5-3	111	93		3-2	64	60	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	6-1-1	131	40		2-1-1	38	7	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	4-2-2	93	32		2-1-2	32	23	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	4-3-1	119	65		2-2-1	38	44	Francis A. Schmidt
Iowa	1-6-1	46	135		0-3-1	16	66	Irl I. Tubbs

1938 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1938 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.