1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4–3–1 2–2–1 Robert Zuppke 24th Cliff Kuhn Elvin Sayre Memorial Stadium 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.1936 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1936-schedule.html Guard Cliff Kuhn 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 1936 AP September 26 w y DePaul Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 9–6 16,589 October 3 w y Washington University Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 13–7 20,568 October 10 l y USC Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 6–24 33,325 October 17 t y Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 0–0 39,000 October 24 l Northwestern 4 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 2–13 30,579 October 31 w y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 9–6 29,901 November 14 l Ohio State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck 0–13 19,465 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110318109/powerful-ohio-state-smashes-illini-13-t/ The Salt Lake Tribune Powerful Ohio State smashes Illini, 13 to 0 November 15, 1936 September 27, 2022 Newspapers.com November 21 w y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL 18–7 15,000 Illini Beat Maroons, 18 to 7: Illinois Scores Twice in Fourth Period Rally Chicago Tribune Irving Vaughan November 22, 1936 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115239025/illini-beat-maroons-18-to-7/ Newspapers.com References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football