1899 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 3–5–1 (0–3 Western) |
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Captain | E. C. McLane |
Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1899 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1899 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 3–5–1 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Western Conference.[1] Center E. C. McLane was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Illinois Wesleyan* | W 6–0 | |||
October 7 | at Knox* |
| W 5–0 | ||
October 14 | Indiana |
| L 0–5 | ||
October 28 | Michigan |
| L 0–5 | ||
November 6 | vs. Illinois alumni* |
| T 0–0 | ||
November 11 | vs. Wisconsin | L 0–23 | |||
November 22 | at Purdue | L 0–5 | 1,200 | [3] | |
November 25 | at Saint Louis* | W 29–0 | |||
November 30 | vs. Iowa* |
| L 0–58 | 4,000–10,000 | [4] |
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Roster
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References
- ^ "1899 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.
- ^ "Purdue Wins, 5 to 0". The Indianapolis Journal. November 23, 1899. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All One Way". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. December 1, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters
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