1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Western Conference Western 5–1–1 3–1 Arthur R. Hall 3rd Forest Van Hook Illinois Field The 1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1908 college football season. In their third non-consecutive season under head coach Arthur R. Hall, the Illini compiled a 5–1–1 record and finished in second place in the Western Conference.1908 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1908-schedule.html Guard Forest Van Hook 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 dead Schedule y y October 3 1908 Monmouth Fighting Scots Monmouth (IL)<ncg> Illinois Field Champaign, IL W 17-6 October 10 Marquette Illinois Field Champaign, IL T 6-6 October 17 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL L 6-11 8,000 Illini Downed by Maroons, 11-6: Game Greatest Ever Played in Middle West Under the New Football Rules The Chicago Sunday Tribune October 18, 1908 15–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98616283/illini-downed-by-maroons-11-6-game/ Newspapers.comMaroons Nose Out Illinois After Hard Fight; Score Is 11-6 The Inter Ocean Frank B. Hutchinson, Jr. October 18, 1908 21–22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98616123/maroons-nose-out-illinois-after-hard/ Newspapers.com October 31 Indiana Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) W 10-0 November 7 Iowa Illinois Field Champaign, IL W 22-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-illinois-swamps-iowans/171243039/ The Inter Ocean Illinois swamps Iowans November 8, 1908 April 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 14 at Purdue West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) W 15-6 November 21 Northwestern Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry) W 64-8 Awards and honors Forest Van Hook, guard Third-team selection by Walter Camp for Collier's Weekly 1908 College Football All-America TeamCamp's 1908 All-America Selections Reading Eagle November 26, 1930 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Th8xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=seEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4090,5070334&dq=horr+nourse&hl=en References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football