1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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The 1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 27th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–4–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Bill Lenich was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPMel Brewer
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1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–4–1 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMel Brewer
CaptainWilliam Lenich
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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1939 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ohio State $5–1–06–2–0
No. 9 Iowa4–1–16–1–1
No. 20 Michigan3–2–06–2–0
Purdue2–1–23–3–2
Northwestern3–2–13–4–1
Illinois3–3–03–4–1
Minnesota2–3–13–4–1
Indiana2–3–02–4–2
Wisconsin0–5–11–6–1
Chicago0–3–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Illinois was ranked at No. 62 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Bradley*
T 0–012,000[4]
October 14at USC*
L 0–2660,000[5]
October 21Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 6–720,000[6]
October 28at Northwestern
L 0–1335,000[7]
November 4No. 2 Michigandagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 16–731,025[8]
November 11Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 7–017,665[9]
November 18at No. 8 Ohio State
L 0–2146,643[10]
November 25at Chicago
W 46–04,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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