1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1939 record 3–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Robert Zuppke (27th season)
MVP William Lenich
Captain Melvin Brewer
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1939 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Ohio State $ 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
No. 9 Iowa 4 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
No. 20 Michigan 3 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Purdue 2 –1 –2  3 –3 –2
Northwestern 3 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Illinois 3 –3 –0  3 –4 –1
Minnesota 2 –3 –1  3 –4 –1
Indiana 2 –3 –0  2 –4 –2
Wisconsin 0 –5 –1  1 –6 –1
Chicago 0 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 27th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–4–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Bill Lenich was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 30 Bradley* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL T 0–0    
October 14 at USC* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–26    
October 21 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 6–7    
October 28 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Rivalry) L 0–13    
November 4 No. 2 Michigan Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 16–7    
November 11 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 7–0    
November 18 at No. 8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) L 0–21    
November 25 at Chicago Stagg Field • Chicago, IL W 46–0    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "1939 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.
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