. ▁ ▁The ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁season ▁was ▁unusual ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁Ill ini ▁dropped ▁their ▁opening ▁game ▁to ▁Michigan ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁seven - game ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁then ▁con cluding ▁with ▁four ▁consecutive ▁losses . ▁ ▁The ▁heav iest ▁load ▁fell ▁on ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁s oph om ores ▁W alt ▁Kirk ▁and ▁Howard ▁Jud son ▁with ▁fresh man ▁W alt ▁K ers ul is , ▁Jack ▁Bur master , ▁and ▁Or r ▁also ▁being ▁major ▁contrib utors . ▁Kirk ▁would ▁be ▁named ▁a ▁Cons ensus ▁All - American ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁completed ▁their ▁season ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁wins ▁and ▁ 7 ▁losses ▁with ▁a ▁conference ▁mark ▁of ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁for ▁a ▁third - place ▁finish . ▁They ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 ▁- ▁ 3 ▁record ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁a ▁road ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 ▁- ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁starting ▁line up ▁consisted ▁of ▁Wal ton ▁Kirk , ▁Howard ▁Jud son , ▁Johnny ▁Or r , ▁Jack ▁Bur master , ▁Don ▁Del an ey ▁and ▁W alt ▁K ers ul is . ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Source ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 1 2 ▁style =" background :# DF 4 E 3 8 ; ▁color : white ;" | ▁Non - Con ference ▁regular ▁season ▁ ▁| - ▁align =" center " ▁bg color ="" ▁ ▁| - ▁! col span = 9 ▁style =" background