The 1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1934 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 7–1 record and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. The lone setback was a 7–3 loss at Wisconsin.[1] Halfback Les Lindberg was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]
| 1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7–1 (4–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Les Lindberg |
| Captain | Charles Bennis, Jack Beynon |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Minnesota $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Ohio State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Bradley* | W 40–7 | 26,027 | [3] | ||||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University* | W 12–7 | 7,229 | [4][5][6][7] | |||
| October 13 | Ohio State |
| W 14–13 | 24,831 | [8] | |||
| October 27 | at Michigan | W 7–6 | 34,822 | [9] | ||||
| November 3 | Army |
| W 7–0 | 42,000 | [10] | |||
| November 10 | at Northwestern | W 14–3 | 36,000 | [11] | ||||
| November 17 | at Wisconsin | L 3–7 | 23,817 | [12] | ||||
| November 24 | at Chicago | W 6–0 | 29,828 | [13] | ||||
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Players edit
- Charles W. Bennis - guard (2nd-team All-Big Ten pick by UP)
- Jack Beynon - quarterback (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
- Chuck Galbreath - tackle (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by UP; 3rd-team All-American pick by AP)
- Lester Lindberg - halfback
References edit
- ^ "1934 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Illinois routs Bradley in season's opener by 40 to 7 score". The Decatur Daily Review. September 30, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Passing Attack Of Zuppke's Team To be Used Against Bears". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1934. p. 2B. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Gould, James M. (October 7, 1934). "Illinois Pressed Hard To Win, 12 To 7, Over Bears". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1C. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Gould, James M. (October 7, 1934). "Illinois Hard Pressed To Defeat Washington, 12 To 7 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4C. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Illinois snatches 12–7 verdict from Washington". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio State rally late; Illinois wins, 14 to 13". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illini Big Ten title hopes flame high in 7–6 victory over Michigan". Evansville Courier and Press. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army goes down to first defeat as desparate [sic?] Illinois eleven wins, 7 to 0". The Tulsa Tribune. November 4, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois rallies to win, 14–3". Wisconsin State Journal. November 11, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers score homecoming victory over Illinois, 7–3". The La Crosse Tribune. November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois 6–0 victor over Chicago". The Oklahoma News. November 25, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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