1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1929 Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–1–1 3–1–1 Robert Zuppke 17th Russ Crane Memorial Stadium 20silliniuniform.png The 1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1929 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 6–1–1 record and finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference.1929 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1929-schedule.html Guard Russ Crane was the team captain.Fighting Illini Football Record Book University of Illinois 2015 December 28, 2016 156 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 y y October 5 Kansas Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 25-0 20,636 October 12 1929 Bradley Indians Bradley<ncg> Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 45-0 9,217 October 19 at Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA T 7-7 32,001 October 26 Michigan Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry) W 14-0 54,333 November 2 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry) L 0-7 50,000 November 9 Army Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 17-7 69,509 November 16 Chicago Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 20-6 22,792 Illini Power Beats Maroon Passes, 20 to 6 Chicago Tribune Edward Burns November 17, 1929 II-1, II-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115260442/illini-power-beats-maroon-passes-20/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck) W 27-0 64,869 Orange and Blue Crush Buckeye Foe https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111873348/quad-city-times/ October 23, 2022 The Davenport Democrat and Leader Associated Press November 24, 1929 37 Newspapers.com References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football