1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–4 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robert Zuppke (20th season);
MVP	Gilbert Berry
Captain	Gilbert Berry
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1931 1933 →

The 1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1932 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 20th season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.^[1] Halfback Gil Berry was selected as the team's most valuable player.^[2] He was also the team captain.^[3]

1932 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan +	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Purdue +	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	0	–	1
No. 11 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Ohio State	2	–	1	–	2	4	–	1	–	3
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Miami (OH)*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 20–7	4,568	^[4]
October 1	Coe*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 13–0	4,568	^[4]
October 8	Bradley*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 20–0	41,256	^[5]
October 15	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–26	25,369	^[6]
October 22	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 0–32	19,513	^[7]
October 29	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago	W 13–7	16,139	^[8]
November 5	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 12–20	23,000	^[9]
November 12	Indiana	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 18–6	8,400	^[10]
November 19	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–3	14,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^ "1932 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ 2015 Fighting Illini Football Record Book, p. 156.
^ ^a ^b "Illinois Opens Campaign With Double Victory". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1932. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yanuskus Leads Illinois Eleven to 20-0 Victory". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1932. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Stewart Owen (October 16, 1932). "N.U. Wins, 26-0: Olson Passes, Olson Plunges Help Wildcats Whip Illinois". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tod Rockwell (October 23, 1932). "Michigan Routs Illini, 32-0: Petoskey Shines In Fullback Role". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles Bartlett (October 30, 1932). "Gil Berry Races 73 Yards To Make Victory Touchdown". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hank Casserly (November 6, 1932). "Cards Rally; Crush Illini, 20-12". The Capital Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ French Lane (November 13, 1932). "Illinois Comes From Behind To Turn Back Indiana, 18 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ French Lane (November 20, 1932). "Vuchinich Goes In and Buckeyes Whip Illinois, 3-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.