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1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| 1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 8–6 (1–5 Western) |
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| Captain | Claude Rothgeb |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Washington Woodruff, the Illini compiled an 8–6 record and finished in seventh place in the Western Conference.[1] Guard/end Claude Rothgeb was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | Englewood High School | W 45–5 | |
| September 26 | Lombard |
| W 43–0 |
| September 30 | Kirksville Osteopaths |
| W 36–0 |
| October 3 | Knox |
| W 29–5 |
| October 7 | Chicago Physicians and Surgeons |
| W 40–0 |
| October 10 | Rush Medical |
| W 64–0 |
| October 14 | Chicago Dental |
| W 54–0 |
| October 17 | at Purdue | W 24–0 | |
| October 24 | at Chicago | L 6–18 | |
| October 31 | Northwestern |
| L 11–12 |
| November 6 | at Indiana |
| L 0–17 |
| November 14 | Minnesota |
| L 0–32 |
| November 21 | at Iowa | L 0–12 | |
| November 26 | at Nebraska |
| L 0–16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1903 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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