1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 28th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 1–7 record and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Fullback George Bernhardt was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1940 record1–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coachRobert Zuppke (28th season)
MVPGeorge Bernhardt
CaptainThomas J. Riggs
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1940 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 0 0  8 0 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 1 0  7 1 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 2 0  6 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0  4 4 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0  4 4 0
Iowa 2 3 0  4 4 0
Indiana 2 3 0  3 5 0
Purdue 1 4 0  2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 5Bradley*
W 31–0
October 12USC*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 7–13
October 19at No. 3 Michigan
L 0–28
October 26No. 2 Notre Dame*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–26
November 2at WisconsinL 6–13
November 9at No. 10 Northwestern
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 14–32
November 16Ohio State
L 6–14
November 23at Iowa
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1940 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.


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