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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


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024
1928 Season Highlights
 Robert C. Zuppke enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 The Fighting Illini won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1928 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Bradley  33   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Coe  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Indiana  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Northwestern  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Michigan  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Butler  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Chicago  40   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Ohio State  8   0   W       
 
1928 Season Totals
  Record7-1
  Points Scored145
  Scoring Average18.1
  Points Allowed16
  Defense Average2.0
  Opponents Record17-13
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-1
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1928 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-114516 3-12710  Robert C. Zuppke
Minnesota 6-219136 3-25729  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Indiana 4-45568 2-43161  Harlan O. Pat Page
Ohio State 5-2-113535 3-24929  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 7-1-116338 2-1-13925  Glenn F. Thistlethwaite
Iowa 6-214742 2-22836  Burt Ingwersen
Northwestern 5-36543 2-31737  Richard E. Dick Hanley
Michigan 3-4-13662 2-32039  Elton E. Tad Wieman
Purdue 5-2-114341 1-2-13941  James M. Jimmy Phelan

1928 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1928 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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