1904 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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1904 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 9–2–1 (3–1–1 Western) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Charles A. Fairweather |
Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1904 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1904 Western Conference football season. Coached by Arthur R. Hall, Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, and Clyde Matthews, the Illini compiled a 9–2–1 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference.[1] Guard Charles A. Fairweather was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 24 | Northwestern College* | W 10–0 | |||||
September 28 | Wabash* |
| W 23–2 | ||||
October 1 | Knox* |
| W 11–0 | ||||
October 5 | Chicago Physicians and Surgeons* |
| W 26–0 | ||||
October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University* | W 31–0 | [3][4] | |||
October 15 | Indiana |
| W 10–0 | ||||
October 22 | at Purdue | W 24–6 | [5] | ||||
October 29 | at Chicago | T 6–6 | |||||
November 5 | at Ohio State | W 46–0 | |||||
November 12 | at Northwestern | Evanston, IL (rivalry) | L 6–12 | ||||
November 19 | Iowa |
| W 29–0 | ||||
November 24 | at Nebraska* |
| L 10–16 | ||||
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Awards and honors
- Claude Rothgeb, end
- Third-team selection by Walter Camp for the Collier's Weekly 1904 College Football All-America Team[6]
- Selected as an All-American by Fred Lowenthal, coach of the University of Illinois[7]
- John M. Haselwood, guard
- Selected as an All-American by Fred Lowenthal[7]
References
- ^ "1904 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.
- ^ "Chicago Day Programme". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 8, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Washington Beaten By Illinois; St. L. U. Defeats Jacksonville". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. October 9, 1904. p. 7, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Purdue Fails To Defeat Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. October 23, 1904. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Camp's 1904 All America Football Team". Capital Times. November 24, 1904.
- ^ a b "Some All-American Football Elevens". The Pittsburgh Press. November 29, 1904.
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