1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–5 2–3 Robert Zuppke 26th James Hodges James W. McDonald Memorial Stadium The 1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 26th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–5 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.1938 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1938-schedule.html Guard James Hodges was selected as the team's most valuable player.Fighting Illini Football Record Book University of Illinois 2015 December 28, 2016 155 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129040612/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf dead Schedule 1938 AP September 24 l y Ohio Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 0–6 31,378 October 1 w y DePaul Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 44–7 11,414 Illinois Rolls Up 44 Points To De Paul's 7 Chicago Tribune Howard Barry October 2, 1938 II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53621991/illinois-rolls-up-44-points-to-de/ Newspapers.com October 8 w Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 12–2 15,571 October 15 l y y Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 6–14 29,142 October 22 l Northwestern 18 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 0–13 37,000 October 29 l y Michigan 13 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 0–14 43,006 November 12 l Ohio State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck 14–32 18,000 Ohio State Sweeps Past Illinois, 32-14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111704005/st-louis-globe-democrat/ October 20, 2022 St. Louis Globe-Democrat Associated Press November 13, 1938 1E Newspapers.com November 19 w y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL 34–0 5,000–6,000 Illinois Rolls Over Hapless Maroons, 34-0 Chicago Tribune Howard Berry November 20, 1938 II-1, II-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115234585/illinois-rolls-over-hapless-maroons/ Newspapers.com References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football