1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football
1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
ConferenceWestern Conference
1897 record6–2 (1–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainDon Sweney
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Western Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Illinois 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their third season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 6–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference.[1] Tackle Don Sweney was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Eureka*
W 26–0
October 9Physicians & Surgeons*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 6–0
October 16Lake Forest*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 36–0
October 23Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (Series)
W 34–4
October 30Chicago
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 12–18[3]
November 12Knox*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 64–0
November 20vs. Carlisle*
L 6–23
November 25at Eureka*
  • Eureka Field
  • Eureka, IL
W 6–0
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Roster[]

Official Roster
  • Beadle, Thomas B. LE
  • Coffeen, Harry C. RE
  • Enochs, Claude D. RHB
  • Fischer, Leon E. LG
  • Forbes, Stuart F. FB
  • Johnston, Arthur R. LHB
  • McLane, E.C. C
  • Merker, Henry F. RG
  • Shuler, Hugh M. QB
  • Sweney, Don LT (captain)
  • Von Oven, Frederick W. RT
  • Wilmarth, Geo H. QB/E
  

Substitutes

  • Adsit, Bertram W. E
  • Atwood, James R. HB
  • Branch, James M. T/E/HB
  • HB
  • Eggleston, J.L. HB
  • Francis, Frank D. HB
  • Frazier, E.A. RG
  • Hall, Arthur R. HB
  • Jack, R.D. E/T
  • Jordan, Geo T. HB
  • King, Wesley E. C/G
  • Lippincott, C.A. RT
  • Logan, Harry R. HB
  • McCormick, Roscoe C. LG
  • Schacht, Frederick W. RE/LHB
  • Webb, Otto HB

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1897 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. ^ "Is Won by Chicago: Fiercest Football Game in Years at Champaign". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters
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