1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg 285 Western Conference Western 8–2 4–2 Edgar Holt 1st Justa Lindgren Illinois Field The 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1901 Western Conference football season. In its first season under head coach Edgar Holt, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 243 to 39.1901 Illinois Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 16, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1901-schedule.html Tackle Justa Lindgren 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 Two Illinois players received honors on the 1901 All-Western college football team: Guard Jake Stahl - first-team honors from the Chicago American, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Record-Herald, and Chicago Tribune Center Fred Lowenthal - first-team honors from the Chicago American, Chicago Tribune, and Walter Camp. The All-Western Fiction The Minneapolis Journal December 2, 1901 8Walter Camp's All-Western Team The Michigan Alumnus January 1902 179 https://books.google.com/books?id=uBniAAAAMAAJ Schedule September 28 w y 1901 Englewood Technical Prep Academy Englewood High School Illinois Field Champaign, IL 39–0 700 Illinois Defeats Englewood The Chicago Tribune September 29, 1901 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29533278/illinois_defeats_englewood/ Newspapers.com October 5 w y 1901 Thomas Jefferson University Marion Sims Illinois Field Champaign, IL 52–0 1,200 Illinois Game Is One-Sided: Marion Sims Defeated by Score of 52 to 0 at State University Grounds The Chicago Tribune October 6, 1901 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29533336/illinois_game_is_onesided_marion_sims/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y Chicago Physicians and Surgeons Illinois Field Champaign, IL 23–0 Illini Surprise Themselves: State University Scores Twenty-Three Points Against Heavy Physicians and Surgeons Eleven The Chicago Tribune October 12, 1901 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29533412/illini_surprise_themselves_state/ Newspapers.com October 12 w y Washington University Illinois Field Champaign, IL 21–0 Champaign Defeated Washington Yesterday 21 To 0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 13, 1901 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29537354/champaign_defeated_washington_yesterday/ Newspapers.com October 19 w y Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL 24–0 Illini Smother Heavy Maroons The Sunday Inter Ocean October 20, 1901 21–22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29537240/illini_smother_heavy_maroons/ Newspapers.com October 26 l Northwestern rivalry Illinois Field Champaign, IL 11–17 Tandem Beats Illinois: Northwestern Upsets Football Calculations The Chicago Tribune October 27, 1901 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29537047/tandem_beats_illinois_northwestern/ Newspapers.com November 2 w y Indiana Newby Oval Indianapolis, IN rivalry 18–0 Lost To Illinois: Indiana No Longer Champion of the Two States The Indianapolis Journal November 3, 1901 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29536906/lost_to_illinois_indiana_no_longer/ Newspapers.com November 9 w y Iowa Iowa Field Iowa City, IA 27–0 5,000 Iowa Easily Defeated The Des Moines Register November 10, 1901 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29536672/iowa_easily_defeated/ Newspapers.com November 16 w y Purdue rivalry Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN 28–6 Lost By Purdue: Hard and Fast Game with the University of Illinois The Indianapolis Journal November 17, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29536525/lost_by_purdue_hard_and_fast_game_with/ Newspapers.com November 28 l Minnesota Illinois Field Champaign, IL 0–16 Giant Gophers Defeat Illinois: Minnesota Wins Champaign Football Game The Inter Ocean November 29, 1901 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29530346/giant_gophers_defeat_illinois/ Newspapers.com Sports-Reference.com Roster 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini y Martin D. Brundage HB H.W. Bundy T James F. Cook TE William O. Doud TE Charles A. Fairweather G Harry A. Huntoon HB Lee Jutton HB Justa M. Lindgren T C Arthur Lowenthal C George H. McKinley QB William A. McKnight FB Roy S. Parker HB Roderick W. Siler E Garland Stahl G Lewis A. Stephenson QB Lawrence T. Allen G Bernard C. Capen T G C.M. Cayou HB FB W. Coons HB G Walter Dakin FB Lawrence S.D. Fairchild T A.E. Logeman TE Walter F. Smock G Clyde E. Stone G Joseph W. Wilson C http://www.fightingillini.com/roster.aspx?path=football November 16, 2016 Edgar Holt FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football