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1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
American college football season
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]
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 7–3–2 (1–3–2 Western) |
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Captain | Arthur R. Hall |
Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | Rose Polytechnic* | W 26–0 | ||||
October 3 | DePauw* |
| W 63–0 | |||
October 6 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| W 21–0 | |||
October 10 | Chicago Physicians and Surgeons* |
| W 6–0 | |||
October 13 | Knox* |
| W 16–0 | |||
October 16 | Lombard* |
| W 35–0 | |||
October 20 | at Northwestern |
| T 0–0 | [3] | ||
October 27 | vs. Michigan | L 0–12 | 8,000–10,000 | [4] | ||
November 3 | Purdue |
| W 17–5 | |||
November 10 | at Minnesota | L 0–23 | ||||
November 17 | 2:45 p.m. | vs. Indiana |
| T 0–0 | 3,000 | [5][6] |
November 24 | at Wisconsin | L 0–27 | ||||
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- "1900 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.
- "Tie Game at Evanston: Northwestern and Illinois Both Unable to Score". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1900. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Michigan 12, Illinois 0: Wolverines Tore Up Illinois for 12 Points in First Half". The U. of M. Daily. October 28, 1900. p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library.
- "In Sea Of Mud". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 18, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- "In Sea Of Mud (continued)". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 18, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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