1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Edgar Holt, the Illini compiled a 10–2–1 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference.[1] Tackle Jake Stahl was the team captain.[2]

1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceWestern Conference
1902 record10–2–1 (4–2 Western)
Head coachEdgar Holt (2nd season)
CaptainJake Stahl
1902 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Michigan $ 5 0 0  11 0 0
Chicago 5 1 0  11 1 0
Minnesota 3 1 0  9 2 1
Illinois 4 2 0  10 2 1
Purdue 2 2 0  7 2 1
Wisconsin 1 3 0  6 3 0
Iowa 0 3 0  5 4 0
Northwestern 0 4 0  6 6 0
Indiana 0 4 0  3 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20North Division
W 34–6
September 27Englewood High School
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 45–0
October 1Osteopaths
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 22–0
October 4Monmouth
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–0
October 8Haskell
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 24–10
October 11Washington University
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 44–0
October 18Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 29–5
October 25at ChicagoL 0–6
November 1Indiana
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 47–0
November 8at MinnesotaL 5–17
November 15at Ohio State
T 0–0
November 22at Northwestern W 17–0[3]
November 27Iowa
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 80–0

References

  1. "1902 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. "Illinois Beats Northwestern". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1902. p. Sporting 1 via Newspapers.com.


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