1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1932 record 5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Robert Zuppke (20th season)
MVP Gilbert Berry
Captain Gilbert Berry
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1932 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Michigan + 6 0 0  8 0 0
#4 Purdue + 5 0 1  7 0 1
#11 Wisconsin 4 1 1  6 1 1
#6 Ohio State 2 1 2  4 1 3
Northwestern 2 3 1  3 4 1
Minnesota 2 3 0  5 3 0
Illinois 2 4 0  5 4 0
Indiana 1 4 1  3 4 1
Chicago 1 4 0  3 4 1
Iowa 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 20th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Halfback Gil Berry was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2] He was also the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Miami (OH)*W 20–74,568
October 1Coe*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 13–04,568
October 8Bradley*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 20–041,256
October 15Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–2625,369
October 22at Michigan L 0–3219,513
October 29at ChicagoW 13–716,139
November 5at WisconsinL 12–2018,961
November 12Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 18–68,400
November 19Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–36,718
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1932 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. 2015 Fighting Illini Football Record Book, p. 156.
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