Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Edgar G. Holt Conference: Big 10-
1902 Season Highlights
Edgar G. Holt enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1902 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. North Division High
34
6
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Englewood High
45
0
W
Wed., Oct. 1 vs. American Osteopath
22
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Monmouth
33
0
W
Wed., Oct. 8 vs. Haskell
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Washington (Missouri)
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Purdue
29
5
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Chicago
0
6
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Indiana
47
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Minnesota
5
17
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Ohio State
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Northwestern
17
0
W
Thu., Nov. 27 vs.
Iowa
80
0
W
1902 Season Totals
Record 10-2
-1
Points Scored 380
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 44
Defense Average 3.4
Opponents Record 36-21
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 9-0
Away Record 1-2
-1
1902 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1902 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1902 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
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).