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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Robert_Zuppke_%281922_Illio%29.jpg/220px-Robert_Zuppke_%281922_Illio%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Robert_Zuppke_%281922_Illio%29.jpg/330px-Robert_Zuppke_%281922_Illio%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Robert_Zuppke_%281922_Illio%29.jpg/440px-Robert_Zuppke_%281922_Illio%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Zuppke at Illinois, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1922</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Biographical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1879-07-02</span>)</span>July 2, 1879<br /><a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, Germany</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">December 22, 1957<span style="display:none">(1957-12-22)</span> (aged 78)<br /><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, Illinois</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Playing career</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Football</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">c. 1900</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Panthers_football" title="Milwaukee Panthers football">Milwaukee Normal</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Basketball</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1903–1905</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_men%27s_basketball" title="Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball">Wisconsin</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Coaching career (<a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">HC</a> unless noted)</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Football</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1906–1909</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;">Hackley Manual Training (MI)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1910–1912</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park_and_River_Forest_High_School" title="Oak Park and River Forest High School">Oak Park and River Forest HS (IL)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1913–1941</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football" title="Illinois Fighting Illini football">Illinois</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Head coaching record</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall</th><td class="infobox-data">131–81–12 (college)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Accomplishments and honors</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;">4 <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national</a> (1914, 1919, 1923, 1927)<br />7 <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Western / Big Ten</a> (1914–1915, 1918–1919, 1923, 1927–1928)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Amos_Alonzo_Stagg_Award" title="Amos Alonzo Stagg Award">Amos Alonzo Stagg Award</a> (1948)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="background-color: #fb0; font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a><br />Inducted in 1951 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1412">profile</a>)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Robert Carl Zuppke</b> (July 2, 1879 – December 22, 1957) was an <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois—now known as the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</a>–from 1913 until 1941, compiling a record of 131–81–12. Inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1951, Zuppke coached his teams to <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national titles</a> in 1914, 1919, 1923, and 1927. Zuppke's teams also won seven <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> championships. While at the University of Illinois, Zuppke was a member of the Alpha-Gamma chapter of <a href="/wiki/Kappa_Sigma" title="Kappa Sigma">Kappa Sigma</a>. Among the players Zuppke coached at Illinois was <a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Red Grange</a>, the era's most celebrated college football player. The field at the University of Illinois's <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign)">Memorial Stadium</a> is named Zuppke Field in his honor. Zuppke is credited for many football inventions and traditions, including the <a href="/wiki/Huddle" title="Huddle">huddle</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Flea_flicker_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flea flicker (American football)">flea flicker</a>. In 1914, he reintroduced the <a href="/wiki/I_formation" title="I formation">I formation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to coaching at the University of Illinois, Zuppke coached at <a href="/wiki/Muskegon_High_School" title="Muskegon High School">Muskegon High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Muskegon,_Michigan" title="Muskegon, Michigan">Muskegon, Michigan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oak_Park_and_River_Forest_High_School" title="Oak Park and River Forest High School">Oak Park and River Forest High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oak_Park,_Illinois" title="Oak Park, Illinois">Oak Park, Illinois</a>, where he tutored future <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">George Trafton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a> <a href="/wiki/Decathlete" class="mw-redirect" title="Decathlete">decathlete</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Goelitz" title="Harry Goelitz">Harry Goelitz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zuppke led the team to state championships in 1911 and 1912. He had several coaching influences. He used some plays developed by <a href="/wiki/Pop_Warner" title="Pop Warner">Pop Warner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Zuppke also was a writer and a fine art painter. From 1930 to 1948, Zuppke wrote the syndicated newspaper strip <i>Ned Brant</i>, drawn by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Walt_Depew&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Walt Depew (page does not exist)">Walt Depew</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1930s, Zuppke also wrote syndicated sports-related columns.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a painter, Zuppke was known for his rugged Western landscapes. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Zuppkeisms">Zuppkeisms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Zuppke&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Zuppkeisms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Zuppke was given to philosophical remarks, known as "Zuppkeisms." The seven best-known are as follows: </p> <ol><li>Never let hope elude you; that is life's biggest failure</li> <li>The greatest athlete is one who can carry a nimble brain to the place of action</li> <li>Moral courage is the result of respect from fellow men</li> <li>A good back should keep his feet at all times and never lose his head</li> <li>Men do their best if they know they are being observed</li> <li>Alumni are loyal if a coach wins all his games</li> <li>Advice to freshmen: don't drink the liniment <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artist">Artist</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Zuppke&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Artist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Zuppke was also a painter who worked mainly on creating evocative, naturalistic landscapes depicting the American Southwest. Zuppke saw no conflict between his interest in painting and football strategy as he believed, "Art and football are very much alike".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His work was displayed in several shows, including a one-man show at the <a href="/wiki/Palmer_House_Hilton" class="mw-redirect" title="Palmer House Hilton">Palmer House</a> in Chicago in 1937. Zuppke was a member of the No-Jury Society of Artists in Chicago and an acquaintance of <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway" title="Ernest Hemingway">Ernest Hemingway</a>. Images of Zuppke alongside some of his paintings can be found in the University of Illinois Archives.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Zuppke&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College">College</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Zuppke&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: College"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Bowl/playoffs </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football" title="Illinois Fighting Illini football">Illinois Fighting Illini</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Western Conference / Big Ten Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1913–1941)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1913_college_football_season" title="1913 college football season">1913</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1913_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1913 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>4–2–1</td> <td>2–2–1</td> <td>5th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1914_college_football_season" title="1914 college football season">1914</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1914_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>7–0</td> <td>6–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1915_college_football_season" title="1915 college football season">1915</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1915_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>5–0–2</td> <td>3–0–2</td> <td>T–1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1916_college_football_season" title="1916 college football season">1916</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1916_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>3–3–1</td> <td>2–2–1</td> <td>T–4th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1917_college_football_season" title="1917 college football season">1917</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1917_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1917 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>5–2–1</td> <td>2–2–1</td> <td>T–5th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1918_college_football_season" title="1918 college football season">1918</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1918_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>5–2</td> <td>4–0</td> <td>T–1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1919_college_football_season" title="1919 college football season">1919</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1919_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>6–1</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_college_football_season" title="1920 college football season">1920</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1920_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>5–2</td> <td>4–2</td> <td>4th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1921_college_football_season" title="1921 college football season">1921</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1921_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1921 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>3–4</td> <td>1–4</td> <td>T–8th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1922_college_football_season" title="1922 college football season">1922</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1922_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1922 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>2–5</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>6th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1923_college_football_season" title="1923 college football season">1923</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1923_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>8–0</td> <td>5–0</td> <td>T–1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1924_college_football_season" title="1924 college football season">1924</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1924_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1924 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>6–1–1</td> <td>3–1–1</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1925_college_football_season" title="1925 college football season">1925</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1925_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>5–3</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>T–4th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1926_college_football_season" title="1926 college football season">1926</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1926_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1926 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>6–2</td> <td>2–2</td> <td>T–6th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1927_college_football_season" title="1927 college football season">1927</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1927_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>7–0–1</td> <td>5–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1928_college_football_season" title="1928 college football season">1928</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1928_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>7–1</td> <td>4–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1929_college_football_season" title="1929 college football season">1929</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1929_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>6–1–1</td> <td>3–1–1</td> <td>2nd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_college_football_season" title="1930 college football season">1930</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1930_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>3–5</td> <td>1–4</td> <td>8th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1931_college_football_season" title="1931 college football season">1931</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1931_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1931 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>2–6</td> <td>0–6</td> <td>10th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1932_college_football_season" title="1932 college football season">1932</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1932_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>5–4</td> <td>2–4</td> <td>7th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1933_college_football_season" title="1933 college football season">1933</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1933_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1933 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>5–3</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>T–5th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1934_college_football_season" title="1934 college football season">1934</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1934_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>7–1</td> <td>4–1</td> <td>3rd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1935_college_football_season" title="1935 college football season">1935</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1935_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1935 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>3–5</td> <td>1–4</td> <td>T–9th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1936_college_football_season" title="1936 college football season">1936</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1936_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>4–3–1</td> <td>2–2–1</td> <td>6th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1937_college_football_season" title="1937 college football season">1937</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1937_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1937 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>3–3–2</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>8th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1938_college_football_season" title="1938 college football season">1938</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1938_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>3–5</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>7th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1939_college_football_season" title="1939 college football season">1939</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1939_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>3–4–1</td> <td>3–3</td> <td>6th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_college_football_season" title="1940 college football season">1940</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1940_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>1–7</td> <td>0–5</td> <td>9th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1941_college_football_season" title="1941 college football season">1941</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1941_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1941 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td>2–6</td> <td>0–5</td> <td>9th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Illinois:</b> </td> <td>131–81–12</td> <td>76–66–8</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>131–81–12</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><small><span style="background-color:#ffcc66; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> National championship   <span style="background-color:#ffff99; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference title   <span style="background-color:#bbffff; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference division title or championship game berth</small> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Zuppke&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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Accessed December 10, 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrichford2009">Brichford 2009</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1412">"Bob "The Little Dutchman" Zuppke"</a>. <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 17,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bob+%22The+Little+Dutchman%22+Zuppke&rft.pub=College+Football+Hall+of+Fame&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffootballfoundation.org%2Fhof_search.aspx%3Fhof%3D1412&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARobert+Zuppke" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120125023423/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758291,00.html">"Sport: Football Artist"</a>. Time Magazine. October 18, 1937. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,758291,00.html">the original</a> on January 25, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sport%3A+Football+Artist&rft.pub=Time+Magazine&rft.date=1937-10-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fmagazine%2Farticle%2F0%2C9171%2C758291%2C00.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARobert+Zuppke" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.library.illinois.edu/archives/archon/?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=3585">"Robert Zuppke and His Artwork"</a>. 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rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=RyTVa-sXx_IC"><i>Bob Zuppke: The Life and Football Legacy of the Illinois Coach</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780786453948" title="Special:BookSources/9780786453948"><bdi>9780786453948</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bob+Zuppke%3A+The+Life+and+Football+Legacy+of+the+Illinois+Coach&rft.date=2009-09-12&rft.isbn=9780786453948&rft.aulast=Brichford&rft.aufirst=Maynard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DRyTVa-sXx_IC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARobert+Zuppke" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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