1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football

Conference| Western Conference
Record| 7–3–2 (1–3–2 Western)
Head coach|

* Fred Smith (1st season)

Captain| Arthur R. Hall
Home stadium| Illinois Field

Seasons

← 1899

1901 →

1900 Western Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Minnesota \+  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 10  | – | 0  | – | 2
Iowa \+  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 0  | – | 1
Wisconsin | 2  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 0
Michigan | 3  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
Northwestern | 2  | – | 1  | – | 2 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 3
Chicago | 2  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 9  | – | 5  | – | 1
Indiana | 1  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 2  | – | 2
Illinois | 1  | – | 3  | – | 2 |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 2
Purdue | 0  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0

* \+ – Conference co-champions

The 1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1900 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Fred Smith, the Illini compiled a 7–3–2 record and finished in eighth place in the Western Conference.[1] End/halfback Arthur R. Hall was the team captain.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| | Rose Polytechnic*|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL

| W 26–0| |
October 3| | DePauw*|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL

| W 63–0| |
October 6| | Illinois Wesleyan*|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL

| W 21–0| |
October 10| | Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL

| W 6–0| |
October 13| | Knox*|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL

| W 16–0| |
October 16| | Lombard*|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL

| W 35–0| |
October 20| | at Northwestern|

* Sheppard Field
* Evanston, IL (rivalry)

| T 0–0| | [3]
October 27| | vs. Michigan|

* Marshall Field
* Chicago, IL (rivalry)

| L 0–12| 8,000–10,000| [4]
November 3| | Purdue|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL (rivalry)

| W 17–5| |
November 10| | at Minnesota|

* Northrop Field
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 0–23| |
November 17| 2:45 p.m.| vs. Indiana|

* Newby Oval
* Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)

| T 0–0| 3,000| [5][6]
November 24| | at Wisconsin|

* Randall Field
* Madison, WI

| L 0–27| |

* *Non-conference game

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## Roster

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1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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TE | `` | Bertram W. Adsit
FB | `` | Claude P. Briggs
OT, G | `` | C.M. Cayou
HB, TE | `` | James F. Cook
TE | `` | Walter G. Diener
HB, TE | `` | Arthur R. Hall (C)
G | `` | Martin E. Hanson
OT | `` | Justa M. Lindgren
OT, C | `` | Arthur Lowenthal
FB | `` | Carl L. Lundgren
HB | `` | Robert W. Martin
QB | `` | C.M. Mathews
QB | `` | Fred L. Muhl
HB, TE | `` | E.R. Pollard
TE, G | `` | Claude J. Rothgeb
C | `` | Walter F. Smock
G | `` | Garland Stahl
C | `` | Joseph W. Wilson
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `` | A.C. Ahlswede
G | `` | Lawrence T. Allen
C | `` | F.J. Arnold
HB, TE | `` | O.C. Bell
HB | `` | Lewis Brown
HB | `` | C.C. Chamberlain
OT, G | `` | Clark M. Clayton
C, G | `` | W. Coons
G, TE | `` | William O. Doud
G | `` | Lawrence S.D. Fairchild
OT | `` | M.M. Fishback
OT | `` | J.C. Gilmour
HB, FB | `` | Lee Jutton
TE | `` | T.H. Landon
OT | `` | William A. McKnight
TE | `` | E.A. McMillan
HB, TE | `` | E.E. Reniff
OT | `` | A.L. Waldorf
HB, FB | `` | J.D. White

Head coach

Fred Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: November 16, 2016

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## References

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1. ^ "1900 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. ^ "Tie Game at Evanston: Northwestern and Illinois Both Unable to Score". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1900. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Michigan 12, Illinois 0: Wolverines Tore Up Illinois for 12 Points in First Half". The U. of M. Daily. October 28, 1900. p. 1 – via Bentley Historical Library.
5. ^ "In Sea Of Mud". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 18, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "In Sea Of Mud (continued)". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 18, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ Sports-Reference.com
8. ^ FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters

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Illinois Fighting Illini football

Venues|

* Illinois Field (1890–1922)
* Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
* Soldier Field (1994–present)

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