1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Independent
1894 record	4–3
Head coach	Louis Vail (1st season);
Captain	James E. Pfeffer
Home stadium	Illinois Field
	Seasons ← 1893 1895 →

The 1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1894 college football season. In their first season under head coach Louis Vail, the Illini compiled a 4–3 record.^[1] Tackle James E. Pfeffer was the team captain.^[2]^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	at Wabash	Ingels Field Crawfordsville, IN	W 36–6
October 13	at Chicago Athletic Association	Washington Park Field Chicago, IL	L 0–14
October 20	Lake Forest	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 54–6
November 3	Northwestern	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 66–0
November 17	Purdue	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 2–22
November 24	Indianapolis Light Artillery	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 14–18
November 29	at Pastime Athletic Club	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 10–0

Substitutes

Source: University of Illinois^[4]

^ ^a ^b "1894 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.
^ "Illinois Football Captains". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ "1894 Roster". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

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National championship seasons in bold

1894 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Western Reserve		–		7	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural		–		2	–	0	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		1	–	0	–	0
Buchtel		–		1	–	0	–	0
Michigan		–		9	–	1	–	1
Iowa Agricultural		–		5	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame		–		3	–	1	–	1
Minnesota		–		3	–	1	–	0
Washburn		–		3	–	1	–	0
Wittenberg		–		6	–	2	–	0
Doane		–		5	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin		–		5	–	2	–	0
Chicago		–		14	–	7	–	1
Beloit		–		6	–	3	–	0
Washington University		–		2	–	1	–	0
Ohio State		–		6	–	5	–	0
Illinois		–		4	–	3	–	0
Oberlin		–		4	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati		–		3	–	3	–	0
Drake		–		2	–	2	–	0
Mount Union		–		4	–	5	–	0
Lake Forest		–		3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)		–		1	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan		–		1	–	3	–	0
Rush Medical		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northwestern		–		1	–	5	–	0
Ohio		–		0	–	1	–	0
South Dakota		–		0	–	2	–	0