1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1930 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 3–5 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] Guard Stan Bodman was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[2] Fullback Olaf E. Robinson was the team captain.^[3]

1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–5 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robert Zuppke (18th season)
MVP	Stan Bodman
Captain	Olaf E. Robinson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Big Ten Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Iowa State*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 7–0	32,718	^[4]
October 11	Butler*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 27–0	8,371	^[5]
October 18	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–32	52,687	^[6]
October 25	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (series)	L 7–15	63,176	^[7]
November 1	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–25	26,549	^[8]
November 8	vs. Army*	Yankee Stadium The Bronx	L 0–13	68,186	^[9]
November 15	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 28–0	18,500	^[10]
November 22	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 9–12	16,881	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1930 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. 2015 Fighting Illini Football Record Book, p. 156.
4. "Untired Illinois eleven defeats Iowa State, 7–0". The Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Illinois blanks Butler, 27 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wildcats beat Illini 32–0". The Jacksonville Daily Journal. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Michigan gridders beat Illinois, 15–7". The Pittsburgh Press. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Risk proves dynamite to Illini as Purdue blasts out victory". The La Crosse Tribune. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ray Stecker stars in 13–0 triumph for Army over fighting Illinois team". Allentown Morning Call. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Illinois wallops Chicago, 28 to 0 for first Big Ten win". Decatur Herald. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Fesler leads Ohio State to 12–9 victory". The Richmond Item. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.