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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1899 <- 1900 -> 1901 --> 2024
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
  Record7-3 -2
  Points Scored184
  Scoring Average15.3
  Points Allowed67
  Defense Average5.6
  Opponents Record40-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record0-2 -2
1900 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1900 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 10-0-229923   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 7-3-218467   Frederick L. Fred Smith
Indiana 4-2-211029   James H. Horne
Wisconsin 8-130011   Phillip Phil King
Iowa 7-0-131112Tied  5-5  Alden Knipe
Michigan 7-2-111755   Langdon Biff Lea
Northwestern 7-2-311249   Charles M. Doc Hollister
Purdue 4-417279   Alpha P. Jamison

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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.