Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | | Bradley* | | W 40–7 | 26,027 | [3] |
October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University* | | W 12–7 | 7,229 | [4][5][6][7] |
October 13 | | Ohio State | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| W 14–13 | 24,831 | [8] |
October 27 | | at Michigan | | W 7–6 | 34,822 | [9] |
November 3 | | Army | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 7–0 | 42,000 | [10] |
November 10 | | at Northwestern | | W 14–3 | 36,000 | [11] |
November 17 | | at Wisconsin | | L 3–7 | 23,817 | [12] |
November 24 | | at Chicago | | W 6–0 | 29,828 | [13] |
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- 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
- ^ "1934 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.
- ^ "Illinois routs Bradley in season's opener by 40 to 7 score". The Decatur Daily Review. September 30, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Passing Attack Of Zuppke's Team To be Used Against Bears". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 6, 1934. p. 2B. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ Gould, James M. (October 7, 1934). "Illinois Pressed Hard To Win, 12 To 7, Over Bears". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1C. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ Gould, James M. (October 7, 1934). "Illinois Hard Pressed To Defeat Washington, 12 To 7 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4C. Retrieved July 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Illinois snatches 12–7 verdict from Washington". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio State rally late; Illinois wins, 14 to 13". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illini Big Ten title hopes flame high in 7–6 victory over Michigan". Evansville Courier and Press. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army goes down to first defeat as desparate [sic?] Illinois eleven wins, 7 to 0". The Tulsa Tribune. November 4, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois rallies to win, 14–3". Wisconsin State Journal. November 11, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers score homecoming victory over Illinois, 7–3". The La Crosse Tribune. November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois 6–0 victor over Chicago". The Oklahoma News. November 25, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.