1893 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1893 Illinois Fighting Illini football Independent 3–2–3 Edward K. Hall 2nd George H. Atherton Illinois Field The 1893 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1893 college football season. In their second season under head coach Edward K. Hall, the Illini compiled a 3–2–3 record.1893 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1893-schedule.html End George H. Atherton 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 September 30 w 1893 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Illinois Field Champaign, IL 60–6 October 7 w y 1893 DePauw Tigers DePauw Blackstock Stadium Greencastle, IN 14–4 October 21 t y Northwestern Northwestern Field Evanston, IL rivalry 0–0 October 28 l Chicago Athletic Association Illinois Field Champaign, IL 4–10 November 6 l Oberlin Illinois Field Champaign, IL 24–34 Aided by the Umpire Oberlin Plays Twelve Men Against the Champaign Team The Inter Ocean November 7, 1893 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21151770/aided_by_the_umpire_oberlin_plays/ Newspapers.com November 11 w y Pastime Athletic Club Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO 18–16 November 25 t y Purdue Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry 26–26 November 30 t 1893 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Illinois Field Champaign, IL 10–10 Roster Atherton, George H. LE (captain) Baum, Harry W. LHB Cooper, Paul H. RE Fouts, L.H. LG Gaut, Robert E. C McCormick, Olin RG Parker, Walter A. RT Pfeffer, James E. RT Pixley, Arthur H. LT Quade, John C. RE Root, George H. LHB Sweney, Don LG Tackett, William C. RHB Woody, Frederick W. QB Wright, Royal FB/LHB  Substitutes Branch, James M. RT Chester, Guy J. LHB Fletcher, Marcus S. LE Fulton, James B. LHB Hart, Ralph W. FB Smolt, A.E. RG Tilton, Harry W. QB Weedman, Fred J. LHB Source: University of Illinois1893 Roster University of Illinois December 28, 2016 FightingIllini.com http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_1890_1899.aspx?#1893 References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football