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1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCliff Kuhn
CaptainElvin Sayre
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0 7 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 0 7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0 5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1 5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1 4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0 2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1 3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0 2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1936 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 4–3–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Guard Cliff Kuhn was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26DePaul*W 9–616,589
October 3Washington University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 13–720,568
October 10USC*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–2433,325
October 17at IowaT 0–039,000
October 24No. 4 Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 2–1330,579
October 31at MichiganW 9–629,901
November 14Ohio State
L 0–1319,465[3]
November 21at ChicagoW 18–715,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1936 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. ^ "Powerful Ohio State smashes Illini, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 22, 1936). "Illini Beat Maroons, 18 to 7: Illinois Scores Twice in Fourth Period Rally". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.