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American college football season
The 1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1936 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 4–3–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Guard Cliff Kuhn was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | DePaul* | | W 9–6 | 16,589 | |
October 3 | Washington University* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 13–7 | 20,568 | |
October 10 | USC* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| L 6–24 | 33,325 | |
October 17 | at Iowa | | T 0–0 | 39,000 | |
October 24 | No. 4 Northwestern | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| L 2–13 | 30,579 | |
October 31 | at Michigan | | W 9–6 | 29,901 | |
November 14 | Ohio State | | L 0–13 | 19,465 | [3] |
November 21 | at Chicago | | W 18–7 | 15,000 | [4] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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