1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainButch Nowack
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Illinois $ 4 1 0 7 1 0
No. 4 Wisconsin 3 1 1 7 1 1
Minnesota 4 2 0 6 2 0
No. 6 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] The team was ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.[3]

  1. ^ "1928 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. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Trojans Rated as Leading College Team in Country". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 9, 1928. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.