1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Robert Zuppke (22nd season)
MVP	Les Lindberg
Captain	Charles Bennis Jack Beynon
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1934 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Chicago	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Iowa	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Michigan	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1934 college football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 7–1 record and finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference. The lone setback was a 7–3 loss at Wisconsin. Halfback Les Lindberg was selected as the team's most valuable player.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Bradley*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 40–7	26,027
October 6	at Washington University*	St. Louis	W 12–7	7,229
October 13	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 14–13	24,831
October 27	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 7–6	34,822
November 3	Army	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 7–0	42,000
November 10	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 14–3	36,000
November 17	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 3–7	23,817
November 24	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago	W 6–0	29,828
*Non-conference game

Players

• Charles W. Bennis - guard (2nd-team All-Big Ten pick by UP)
• Jack Beynon - quarterback (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by AP and UP)
• Chuck Galbreath - tackle (1st-team All-Big Ten pick by UP; 3rd-team All-American pick by AP)
• Lester Lindberg - halfback