1896 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| 1896 record | 4–2–1 (0–2–1 Western) |
| Head coach | George Huff (2nd season) |
| Captain | Charles D. Beebe |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1896 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1896 Western Conference football season. In their second season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 4–2–1 record and finished in a tie for last place in the inaugural season of the Western Conference.[1] Guard Charles D. Beebe was the team captain.[2][3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| October 3 | Lake Forest* | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | W 38–0 | ||||||
| October 10 | Knox* | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | W 70–4 | ||||||
| October 17 | vs. Missouri* | Grand Avenue Ball Grounds • St. Louis, MO (Series) | W 10–0 | ||||||
| October 21 | Oberlin* | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | W 22–6 | ||||||
| October 31 | at Chicago | Marshall Field • Chicago, IL | L 0–12 | ||||||
| November 7 | Northwestern | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series) | L 4–10 | ||||||
| November 25 | at Purdue | Stuart Field • West Lafayette, IN (Series) | T 4–4 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Source: SR/College Football[1]
Roster
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Substitutes
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Source: University of Illinois[4]
References
- 1 2 "1896 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. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Illinois Football Captains". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ↑ "1890 Roster". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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