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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: Arthur R. Hall
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 1907 <- 1908 -> 1909 --> 2024
1908 Season Highlights
 Arthur R. Hall enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
 
1908 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Monmouth  17   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Marquette  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Chicago  6   11   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Indiana  10   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Iowa  22   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Purdue  15   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Northwestern  64   8   W       
 
1908 Season Totals
  Record5-1 -1
  Points Scored140
  Scoring Average20.0
  Points Allowed37
  Defense Average5.3
  Opponents Record11-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record1-1
1908 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1908 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-1-114037   Arthur R. Hall
Indiana 3-44370   James M. Sheldon
Minnesota 3-2-13250   Henry Doc Williams
Wisconsin 5-110139   J.A. Tom Barry
Purdue 4-312478   Dr. Frederick A. Speik
Iowa 2-513265   Mark S. Catlin
Northwestern 2-27290   Alton Johnson

1908 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1908 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.