1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| 1897 record | 6–2 (1–1 Western) |
| Head coach | George Huff (3rd season) |
| Captain | Don Sweney |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their third season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 6–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference.[1] Tackle Don Sweney was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| October 2 | Eureka* | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | W 26–0 | ||||||
| October 9 | Physicians & Surgeons* | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | W 6–0 | ||||||
| October 16 | Lake Forest* | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | W 36–0 | ||||||
| October 23 | Purdue | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series) | W 34–4 | ||||||
| October 30 | Chicago | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | L 12–18[3] | ||||||
| November 12 | Knox* | Illinois Field • Champaign, IL | W 64–0 | ||||||
| November 20 | vs. Carlisle* | Normal Park • Chicago, IL | L 6–23 | ||||||
| November 25 | at Eureka* | Eureka Field • Eureka, IL | W 6–0 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Roster
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Substitutes
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References
- 1 2 "1897 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.
- ↑ "Is Won by Chicago: Fiercest Football Game in Years at Champaign". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters
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