1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Independent 4–3 Louis Vail 1st James E. Pfeffer Illinois Field The 1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1894 college football season. In their first season under head coach Louis Vail, the Illini compiled a 4–3 record.1894 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1894-schedule.html Tackle James E. Pfeffer was the team captain.Fighting Illini Football Record Book University of Illinois 2015 December 28, 2016 156 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129040612/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf deadIllinois Football Captains FightingIllini.com University of Illinois December 28, 2016 http://fightingillini.com/sports/2016/8/10/football-captains.aspx Schedule October 6 w y 1894 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Ingels Field Crawfordsville, IN 36–6 October 13 3:30 p.m. l y Chicago Athletic Association South Side Park Chicago, IL 0–14 Football At South Side Park https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98140746/the-inter-ocean/ The Daily Inter Ocean Chicago, Illinois October 13, 1894 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com They Fail To Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98140645/chicago-tribune/ Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois October 14, 1894 6 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 20 w 1894 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Illinois Field Champaign, IL 54–6 November 3 w Northwestern Illinois Field Champaign, IL rivalry 66–0 November 17 l Purdue Illinois Field Champaign, IL rivalry 2–22 Purdue, 22; Illinois, 2 The Indianapolis Journal November 18, 1894 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21137271/purdue_22_illinois_2/ Newspapers.com November 24 l Indianapolis Light Artillery Illinois Field Champaign, IL 14–18 Artillery, 18; Illinois, 14: Indianapolis Boys a Trifle Too Much for Illinois University The Indianapolis Journal November 25, 1894 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48547795/artillery-18-illinois-14/ Newspapers.com November 29 w y Pastime Athletic Club Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO 10–0 Roster Baum, Harry W. QB Beebe, Charles D. RG Branch, James M. LE/T Chester, Guy J. LHB Cooper, Paul H. RE Fouts, L.H. LG Gaut, Robert E. C Hotchkiss, R.J. RHB Kiler, William H. FB Lantz, Simon E. LG Pfeffer, James E. RT (captain) Pixley, Arthur H. LT Quade, John C. LE Schacht, Frederick W. RE Sconce, Harvey J. LHB Sweney, Don LG Tilton, Harry W. QB Woody, Frederick W. QB  Substitutes none Source: University of Illinois1894 Roster University of Illinois December 28, 2016 FightingIllini.com http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_1890_1899.aspx?#1894 References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football