1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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.^[1] Guard Russ Crane was the team captain.^[2]

1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robert Zuppke (17th season)
Captain	Russ Crane
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Purdue $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Illinois	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Michigan	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Chicago	1	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Kansas	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 25–0	20,636
October 12	Bradley*	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	[3]
November 23	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 27–0	64,869	[4]
*Non-conference game