Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Frederick L. Fred Smith Conference: Big 10-
1900 Season Highlights
Frederick L. Fred Smith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1900 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Rose-Hulman
26
0
W
Wed., Oct. 3 vs. DePauw
63
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
21
0
W
Wed., Oct. 10 vs. Physicians & Surgeons
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Knox
16
0
W
Tue., Oct. 16 vs. Lombard
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Northwestern
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Michigan
0
12
L
@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Purdue
17
5
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Minnesota
0
23
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Indiana
0
0
T
@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Wisconsin
0
27
L
1900 Season Totals
Record 7-3
-2
Points Scored 184
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 67
Defense Average 5.6
Opponents Record 40-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-1
Away Record 0-2
-2
1900 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1900 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1900 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.