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-
1899 Season Highlights
George A. Huff enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1899 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Knox
5
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Indiana
0
5
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Michigan
0
5
L
Mon., Nov. 6 vs. Illinois Alumni
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Wisconsin
0
23
L
@ Milwaukee, WI
Wed., Nov. 22 vs.
Purdue
0
5
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @ St. Louis
29
0
W
Thu., Nov. 30 @
Iowa
0
58
L
@ Rock Island, IL
1899 Season Totals
Record 3-5
-1
Points Scored 40
Scoring Average 4.4
Points Allowed 96
Defense Average 10.7
Opponents Record 35-10
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
-1
Away Record 2-2
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1899 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1899 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
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