1937 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1937 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 25th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–3–2 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Quarterback Jack Berner was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1937 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1937 record3–3–2 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJack Berner
CaptainLowell Spurgeon
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 0 0  6 2 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 1 0  6 2 0
Indiana 3 2 0  5 3 0
Michigan 3 3 0  4 4 0
Northwestern 3 3 0  4 4 0
Purdue 2 2 1  4 3 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1  4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0  3 3 2
Chicago 0 4 0  1 6 0
Iowa 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Ohio*W 20–6
October 2DePaul*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
T 0–0[3]
October 9Notre Dame*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
T 0–0
October 16at IndianaL 6–13
October 30Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–7
November 6at No. 19 NorthwesternW 6–0
November 13at Ohio StateL 0–19
November 20Chicago
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1937 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. "Illinois, DePaul Just Threaten; Score: 0 to 0". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1937. pp. II-1, II-6 via Newspapers.com.


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