1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPLes Lindberg
CaptainCharles Bennis, Jack Beynon
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1934 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
No. 9 Ohio State 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
No. 6 Illinois 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Purdue 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Wisconsin 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Northwestern 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Chicago 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Indiana 1 –3 –13 –3 –2
Iowa 1 –3 –12 –5 –1
Michigan 0 –6 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Bradley*
W 40–726,027[3]
October 62:30 p.m.at Washington University*
W 12–77,229[4][5][6][7]
October 13Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 14–1324,831[8]
October 27at Michigan
W 7–634,822[9]
November 3Army
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 7–042,000[10]
November 10at Northwestern
W 14–336,000[11]
November 17at Wisconsin
L 3–723,817[12]
November 24at Chicago
W 6–029,828[13]

Players
  • 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
  1. "1934 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 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.
  4. "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 open access.
  5. 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 open access.
  6. 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 open access.
  7. "Illinois snatches 12–7 verdict from Washington". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Ohio State rally late; Illinois wins, 14 to 13". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "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.
  10. "Army goes down to first defeat as desparate Illinois eleven wins, 7 to 0". The Tulsa Tribune. November 4, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Illinois rallies to win, 14–3". Wisconsin State Journal. November 11, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Badgers score homecoming victory over Illinois, 7–3". The La Crosse Tribune. November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Illinois 6–0 victor over Chicago". The Oklahoma News. November 25, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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