1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football
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Conference Western Conference
Record10–2–1 (4–2 Western)
Head coach
Captain Jake Stahl
Home stadium Illinois Field
Seasons
←  1901
1903  →
1902 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
Chicago 5 –1 –011 –1 –0
Minnesota 3 –1 –09 –2 –1
Illinois 4 –2 –010 –2 –1
Purdue 2 –2 –07 –2 –1
Wisconsin 1 –3 –06 –3 –0
Iowa 0 –3 –05 –4 –0
Northwestern 0 –4 –06 –6 –0
Indiana 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Edgar Holt, the Illini compiled a 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draws record and finished in 4th place in the Western Conference. [1] Tackle Jake Stahl was the team captain. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 North Division High School
W 34–6
September 27 Englewood High School
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 45–0
October 1 Kirksville Osteopaths
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 22–0
October 4 Monmouth (IL)
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–0
October 8 Haskell
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 24–10
October 11 Washington University
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 44–0 [3] [4]
October 18 Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 29–5
October 25at Chicago
L 0–6
November 1 Indiana
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 47–0
November 8at Minnesota
L 5–178,000
November 15at Ohio State
T 0–0
November 22at Northwestern
W 17–0 [5]
November 27 Iowa
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 80–0

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References

  1. ↑ "1902 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "For Today's Football Game". The Champaign Daily News . Champaign, Illinois. October 11, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Men From Missouri". Urbana Daily Courier . Urbana, Illinois. October 12, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Illinois Beats Northwestern". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1902. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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