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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]
1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Big Ten champion | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 7–1 (4–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Butch Nowack |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Uniform | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Bradley* | W 33–6 | 21,477 | [4][5] | |
October 13 | Coe* |
| W 31–0 | 8,562 | ||
October 20 | Indiana |
| W 13–7 | 26,683 | ||
October 27 | at Northwestern |
| W 6–0 | 59,871 | ||
November 3 | Michigan | L 0–3 | 78,229 | |||
November 10 | at Butler* | W 14–0 | 9,448 | |||
November 17 | Chicago | W 40–0 | 48,714 | |||
November 24 | at Ohio State |
| W 8–0 | 35,712 | ||
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Player | Position |
Butch Nowack (Captain) | Tackle, Kicker |
Russ Crane | Guard |
Oliver M. 'Pete' Langhorst | |
Judson Timm | Halfback |
Fritz Humbert | Fullback |
Rinquist | |
Dwight Stuessy | Quarterback |
Doug Mills | Fullback, Punter |
Frank Walker | Fullback |
Tom Nickol | Fullback |
John Tarwain | End |
James Lewis | |
Forrest 'Frosty' Peters | Kicker, Quarterback |
Walter Jolley | End |
Carl H. Bergeson | |
Keston J. Deimling | Guard |
Rouse | |
Ken Fields | Quarterback |
Louis Gordon | Guard |
L. J. Wietz | Tackle |
L. S. Burdick | Tackle |
Norman McClure | Guard |
Chuck Hall | Halfback |
Robert Z. Hickman | |
H. E. Richman | |
Otto R. Hills | |
Olaf Robinson | Halfback |
Lou Gordon | Tackle, Guard, End |
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