Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: George A. Huff Conference: Big 10-
1896 Season Highlights
George A. Huff enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1896 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Lake Forest
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Knox
70
4
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Missouri
10
0
W
@ St. Louis, MO
Wed., Oct. 21 vs. Oberlin
22
6
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Chicago
0
12
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Northwestern
4
10
L
Wed., Nov. 25 @
Purdue
4
4
T
1896 Season Totals
Record 4-2
-1
Points Scored 148
Scoring Average 21.1
Points Allowed 36
Defense Average 5.1
Opponents Record 17-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-1
-1
1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1896 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1896 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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