1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Western Conference
1900 record 7–3–2 (1–3–2 Western)
Head coach Fred Smith (1st season)
Captain Arthur R. Hall
Home stadium Illinois Field
1900 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Minnesota + 3 0 1  10 0 2
Iowa + 2 0 1  7 0 1
Wisconsin 2 1 0  8 1 0
Michigan 3 2 0  7 2 1
Northwestern 2 1 2  7 2 3
Chicago 2 3 1  9 5 1
Indiana 1 2 1  4 2 2
Illinois 1 3 2  7 3 2
Purdue 0 4 0  4 4 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1900 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Fred Smith, the Illini compiled a 7–3–2 record and finished in eighth place in the Western Conference.[1] End/halfback Arthur R. Hall was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 29 Rose Polytechnic* Illinois FieldChampaign, IL W 26–0  
October 3 DePauw* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 63–0  
October 6 Illinois Wesleyan* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 21–0  
October 10 Physicians & Surgeons* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 6–0  
October 13 Knox* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 16–0  
October 16 Lombard* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 35–0  
October 20 at Northwestern Northwestern FieldEvanston, Illinois (rivalry) T 0–0  
October 27 Michigan Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (series) L 0–12  
November 3 Purdue Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (rivalry) W 17–5  
November 25 at Minnesota Northrop FieldMinneapolis, MN L 0–23  
October 14 at Indiana Jordan FieldBloomington, IN T 0–0  
November 11 at Wisconsin Randall FieldMadison, WI L 0–27  
*Non-conference game.

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Roster

1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Bertram W. Adsit
FB Claude P. Briggs
T, G C.M. Cayou
HB, TE James F. Cook
TE Walter G. Diener
HB, TE Arthur R. Hall (C)
G Martin E. Hanson
T Justa M. Lindgren
T, C Arthur Lowenthal
FB Carl L. Lundgren
HB Robert W. Martin
QB C.M. Mathews
QB Fred L. Muhl
HB, TE E.R. Pollard
TE, G Claude J. Rothgeb
C Walter F. Smock
G Garland Stahl
C Joseph W. Wilson
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
QB A.C. Ahlswede
G Lawrence T. Allen
C F.J. Arnold
HB, TE O.C. Bell
HB Lewis Brown
HB C.C. Chamberlain
T, G Clark M. Clayton
C, G W. Coons
G, TE William O. Doud
G Lawrence S.D. Fairchild
T M.M. Fishback
T J.C. Gilmour
HB, FB Lee Jutton
TE T.H. Landon
T William A. McKnight
TE E.A. McMillan
HB, TE E.E. Reniff
T A.L. Waldorf
HB, FB J.D. White
Head coach

Fred Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2016

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References

  1. "1900 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. Sports-Reference.com
  4. FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters
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