1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
Big Ten champion | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1928 record | 7–1 (4–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Robert Zuppke (16th season) |
Captain | Butch Nowack |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Uniform | |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Illinois † | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4T Wisconsin | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6T Iowa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System |
The 1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1928 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 7–1 record and finished in first place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Tackle Albert J. Nowack was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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October 6 | Bradley* | W 33–6 | |
October 13 | [[{{{school}}}|Coe]]* |
| W 31–0 |
October 20 | Indiana |
| W 13–7 |
October 27 | at Northwestern![]() |
| W 6–0 |
November 3 | Michigan | L 0–3 | |
November 10 | Butler* | W 14–0 | |
November 17 | Chicago | W 40–0 | |
November 24 | at Ohio State |
| W 8–0 |
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Roster
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Player | Position |
Butch Nowack (Captain) | Tackle, Kicker |
Russ Crane | Guard |
Oliver M. 'Pete' Langhorst | |
Judson Timm | Halfback |
Fritz Humbert | Fullback |
Rinquist | |
Dwight Stuessy | Quarterback |
Doug Mills | Fullback, Punter |
Frank Walker | Fullback |
Tom Nickol | Fullback |
John Tarwain | End |
James Lewis | |
Forrest 'Frosty' Peters | Kicker, Quarterback |
Walter Jolley | End |
Carl H. Bergeson | |
Keston J. Deimling | Guard |
Rouse | |
Ken Fields | Quarterback |
Louis Gordon | Guard |
L. J. Wietz | Tackle |
L. S. Burdick | Tackle |
Norman McClure | Guard |
Chuck Hall | Halfback |
Robert Z. Hickman | |
H. E. Richman | |
Otto R. Hills | |
Olaf Robinson | Halfback |
Lou Gordon | Tackle, Guard, End |
- Head Coach: Robert Zuppke (15th year at Illinois)
References
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- ↑ "1928 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1928-schedule.html. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book". University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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