1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1930
| team = Illinois Fighting Illini
| sport = football
| image = 1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
| image_size = 285
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 3–5
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Robert Zuppke
| hc_year = 18th
| mvp = Stan Bodman
| captain = Olaf E. Robinson
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| uniform = 20silliniuniform.png
}}
{{1930 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=1930 Illinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 16, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1930-schedule.html}} Guard Stan Bodman was selected as the team's most valuable player.{{cite web|title=Fighting Illini Football Record Book|publisher=University of Illinois|year=2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|page=155|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf}} Fullback Olaf E. Robinson was the team captain.2015 Fighting Illini Football Record Book, p. 156.
Schedule
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|October 4||Iowa State
|October 11||{{cfb link |year=1930|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
|October 18||Northwestern|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL (rivalry)|L 0-32|52,687|{{cite news|title=Wildcats beat Illini 32–0|newspaper=The Jacksonville Daily Journal|date=October 19, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102268532/wildcats-beat-illini-320/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25|at|Michigan (rivalry)|Michigan Stadium|Ann Arbor, MI|L 7-15|63,176|{{cite news|title=Michigan gridders beat Illinois, 15–7|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 26, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102295565/michigan-gridders-beat-illinois-157/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1||Purdue|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL (rivalry)|L 0-25|26,549|{{cite news|title=Risk proves dynamite to Illini as Purdue blasts out victory|newspaper=The La Crosse Tribune|date=November 2, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102269582/risk-proves-dynamite-to-illini-as-purdue/|accessdate=May 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|vs|Army
|November 15|at|Chicago|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|W 28-0|18,500|{{cite news|title=Illinois wallops Chicago, 28 to 0 for first Big Ten win|newspaper=Decatur Herald|date=November 16, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102295981/illinois-wallops-chicago-28-to-0-for-fi/|accessdate=May 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22||Ohio State|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL (Illibuck)|L 9-12|16,881|{{cite news|title=Fesler leads Ohio State to 12–9 victory|newspaper=The Richmond Item|date=November 23, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102272969/fesler-leads-ohio-state-to-129-victory/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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