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-
1901 Season Highlights
Edgar G. Holt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Illinois.
1901 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Englewood High
39
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Marion Sims
52
0
W
Fri., Oct. 11 vs. Physicians & Surgeons
23
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Washington (Missouri)
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Chicago
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Northwestern
11
17
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Indiana
18
0
W
@ Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Iowa
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Purdue
28
6
W
Thu., Nov. 28 vs.
Minnesota
0
16
L
1901 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 243
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 39
Defense Average 3.9
Opponents Record 33-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-0
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1901 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1901 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.