1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1940 record 1–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Robert Zuppke (28th season)
MVP George Bernhardt
Captain Thomas J. Riggs
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1940 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 0 0  8 0 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 1 0  7 1 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 2 0  6 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0  4 4 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0  4 4 0
Iowa 2 3 0  4 4 0
Indiana 2 3 0  3 5 0
Purdue 1 4 0  2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 28th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 1–7 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Fullback George Bernhardt was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 5 Bradley* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 310    
October 12 USC* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 713    
October 19 at No. 3 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 028    
October 26 No. 2 Notre Dame* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 026    
November 2 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 613    
November 9 at No. 10 Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL (Rivalry) L 1432    
November 16 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 614    
November 23 at Iowa Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA L 718    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. "1940 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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