1890 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1890 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1890 college football season. The team was the first to represent the University of Illinois. Coached, captained and quarterbacked by Scott Williams, the team was not affiliated with a conference and compiled a 1–2 record.[1][2]

1890 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceIndependent
1890 record1–2
Head coach
CaptainScott Williams
Home stadiumIllinois Field
1890 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska      2 0 0
Washington University      2 0 0
Minnesota      5 1 1
Michigan      4 1 0
Northwestern      4 1 1
Missouri      2 1 0
Cincinnati      2 1 1
Lake Forest      5 3 0
Baker      1 1 0
Iowa      1 1 0
Illinois      1 2 0
Kansas      1 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan      1 3 0
Wisconsin      1 3 0
Ohio State      1 4 0
Doane      0 1 0
Washburn      0 1 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Illinois WesleyanBloomington, ILL 0–16
November 22at PurdueL 0–62[3]
November 30Illinois WesleyanW 12–6

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Roster

  • Bowen, Herbert L. LE
  • Butler, William T. RR
  • Clarke, Edwin B. RE
  • Clarke, Frederick W. RG
  • Cook, James W. LE
  • Daughmer, F.U. LG
  • Furber, William A. LT
  • Gates, Andrew W. RG
  • Hart, Ralph W. LT
  • Higgins, Albert G. FB
  • Huff, George A. CR
  • McCartney, W.P. LR
  • Pillsbury, Arthur L. HB
  • Shattuck, Walt SB
  • Slater, William F. HB
  • Steele, James RT
  • Williams, Scott QB (capt)
  • Wright, Royal RT

[5]

References

  1. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. "Illinois Football Captains". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. "Purdue an Easy Victor: The Team from Illinois State University Defeated 62 to 0". The Indianapolis Journal. November 23, 1890. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Illinois Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. "1890 Roster". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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