1935 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1935 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–5 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robert Zuppke (23rd season)
MVP	Ed Gryboski
Captain	Charles S. Galbreath
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1935 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Ohio State +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
No. 16 Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Iowa	1	–	2	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Chicago	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Michigan	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Illinois	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1935 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–5 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] Guard Ed Gryboski was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[2]

On November 9, 1935, Illinois defeated Michigan, 3 to 0, before a homecoming crowd of 28,136 at a rainy Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. In a low-scoring match, Lowell Spurgeon kicked a 22-yard field goal for Illinois in the second quarter. Michigan's offense was stifled by the Illinois defense. The Wolverines gained only 10 yards of total offense and secured only one first down, that one coming on an Illinois penalty for running into the punter in the third quarter. Michigan threw only two forward passes, with either one or both of them resulting in an interception.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Ohio*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–6	19,404
October 5	Washington University*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 28–6	18,886
October 12	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	W 19–0	50,000	[4]
October 26	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–19	26,647	[5]
November 2	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 3–10	36,000	[6]
November 9	Michigan	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 3–0	28,136	[7]
November 16	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 0–6	43,000	[8]
November 23	Chicago	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 6–7	12,536	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1935 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. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
3. Tod Rockwell (November 10, 1935). "Illini Beat U. of M., 3-0: Loss First in Big Ten for Wolverine Eleven". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3.(The game's statistical summary reflects two interceptions; the game narrative references only one interception.)
4. "Illinois Eleven Routs Trojans, 19-0". Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1935. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Iowa Batters Illinois, 19-0". The Des Moines Register. October 27, 1935. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Irving Vaughan (November 3, 1935). "N.U. Whips Illinois, 10-3, on 42 Yard Run". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Stewart Owen (November 10, 1935). "Illinois Beats Michigan; Spurgeon Kicks Goal, Buries Wolverine Hopes in Mud, 3-0". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Wilfrid Smith (November 17, 1935). "Ohio Defeats Illinois, 6-0, On Dye's Long Run". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6.
9. Harvey Woodruff (November 24, 1935). "Chicago and Notre Dame Victors; Berwanger's Run and Plunge Beat Illini, 7-6". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.