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1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record7–3–2 (1–3–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainArthur R. Hall
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29Rose Polytechnic*
W 26–0
October 3DePauw*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 63–0
October 6Illinois Wesleyan*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–0
October 10Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 6–0
October 13Knox*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 16–0
October 16Lombard*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 35–0
October 20at Northwestern
T 0–0
October 27Michigan
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (series)
L 0–12
November 3Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 17–5
November 10at Minnesota
L 0–23
November 17at Indiana
T 0–0
November 24at Wisconsin
L 0–27
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

Roster

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

Fred Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2016

[4]

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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