1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1900 record 7–3–2 (1–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Fred Smith [1] (1st year)
Captain Arthur R. Hall [2]
Home stadium Illinois Field
(Capacity: 17,000)
1900 Big 9 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 college 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.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 29 Rose Polytechnic* Illinois Field • Champaign, 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 Field • Evanston, Illinois (Series) T 0–0  
October 27 Michigan Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series) L 0–12  
November 3 Purdue Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series) W 17–5  
November 25 at Minnesota Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN L 0–23  
October 14 at Indiana Jordan Field • Bloomington, IN T 0–0  
November 11 at Wisconsin Randall Field • Madison, WI L 0–27  
*Non-conference game.

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Roster

1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Adsit, Bertram W.Bertram W. Adsit
FB Briggs, Claude P.Claude P. Briggs
T, G Cayou, C.M.C.M. Cayou
HB, TE Cook, James F.James F. Cook
TE Diener, Walter G.Walter G. Diener
HB, TE Hall, Arthur R.Arthur R. Hall (C)
G Hanson, Martin E.Martin E. Hanson
T Lindgren, Justa M.Justa M. Lindgren
T, C Lowenthal, ArthurArthur Lowenthal
FB Lundgren, Carl L.Carl L. Lundgren
HB Martin, Robert W.Robert W. Martin
QB Mathews, C.M.C.M. Mathews
QB Muhl, Fred L.Fred L. Muhl
HB, TE Pollard, E.R.E.R. Pollard
TE, G Rothgeb, Claude J.Claude J. Rothgeb
C Smock, Walter F.Walter F. Smock
G Stahl, GarlandGarland Stahl
C Wilson, Joseph W.Joseph W. Wilson
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
QB Ahlswede, A.C.A.C. Ahlswede
G Allen, Lawrence T.Lawrence T. Allen
C Arnold, F.J.F.J. Arnold
HB, TE Bell, O.C.O.C. Bell
HB Brown, LewisLewis Brown
HB Chamberlain, C.C.C.C. Chamberlain
T, G Clayton, Clark M.Clark M. Clayton
C, G Coons, W.W. Coons
G, TE Doud, William O.William O. Doud
G Fairchild, Lawrence S.D.Lawrence S.D. Fairchild
T Fishback, M.M.M.M. Fishback
T Gilmour, J.C.J.C. Gilmour
HB, FB Jutton, LeeLee Jutton
TE Landon, T.H.T.H. Landon
T McKnight, William A.William A. McKnight
TE McMillan, E.A.E.A. McMillan
HB, TE Reniff, E.E.E.E. Reniff
T Waldorf, A.L.A.L. Waldorf
HB, FB White, J.D.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. ↑ FightingIllini.com Head Coaches
  2. ↑ FightingIllini.com Captains
  3. ↑ "1900 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sports-Reference.com
  5. ↑ FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters
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