1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 26th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–5 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Guard James Hodges was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1938 record3–5 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coachRobert Zuppke (26th season)
MVPJames Hodges
CaptainJames W. McDonald
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0  6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1  6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1  5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2  4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0  5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1  4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0  3 5 0
Iowa 1 3 1  1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0  1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0  1 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24Ohio*
L 0–6
October 1DePaul*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 44–7
October 8Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 12–2
October 15at Notre Dame*
L 6–14
October 22No. 18 Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 0–13
October 29at No. 13 Michigan
L 0–14
November 12Ohio State
L 14–32
November 19at Chicago
W 34–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1938 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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