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1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1901 Western Conference football season. In its first season under head coach Edgar Holt, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 243 to 39.[1]

1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainJusta Lindgren
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 1900
1902 →
1901 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan + 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Wisconsin + 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Chicago 0 – 4 – 1 8 – 6 – 2
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Tackle Justa Lindgren was the team captain.[2] Two Illinois players received honors on the 1901 All-Western college football team:

  • Guard Jake Stahl - first-team honors from the Chicago American, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Record-Herald, and Chicago Tribune
  • Center Fred Lowenthal - first-team honors from the Chicago American, Chicago Tribune, and Walter Camp.

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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Englewood High School*
W 39–0700[5]
October 5Marion Sims*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 52–01,200[6]
October 11Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 23–0[7]
October 12Washington University*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 21–0[8]
October 19at Chicago
W 24–0[9]
October 26Northwestern
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 11–17[10]
November 2at Indiana
W 18–0[11]
November 9at Iowa
W 27–05,000[12]
November 16at Purdue
W 28–6[13]
November 28Minnesota
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 0–16[14]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

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1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB Martin D. Brundage
OT H.W. Bundy
TE James F. Cook
TE William O. Doud
G Charles A. Fairweather
HB Harry A. Huntoon
HB Lee Jutton
OT Justa M. Lindgren (C)
C Arthur Lowenthal
QB George H. McKinley
FB William A. McKnight
HB Roy S. Parker
E Roderick W. Siler
G Garland Stahl
QB Lewis A. Stephenson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
G Lawrence T. Allen
OT, G Bernard C. Capen
HB, FB C.M. Cayou
HB, G W. Coons
FB Walter Dakin
OT Lawrence S.D. Fairchild
TE A.E. Logeman
G Walter F. Smock
G Clyde E. Stone
C Joseph W. Wilson
Head coach

Edgar Holt

Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2016

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References

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  1. ^ "1901 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "The All-Western Fiction". The Minneapolis Journal. December 2, 1901. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Walter Camp's All-Western Team". The Michigan Alumnus. January 1902. p. 179.
  5. ^ "Illinois Defeats Englewood". The Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Illinois Game Is One-Sided: Marion Sims Defeated by Score of 52 to 0 at State University Grounds". The Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Illini Surprise Themselves: State University Scores Twenty-Three Points Against Heavy Physicians and Surgeons Eleven". The Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Champaign Defeated Washington Yesterday 21 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 1901. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Illini Smother Heavy Maroons". The Sunday Inter Ocean. October 20, 1901. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tandem Beats Illinois: Northwestern Upsets Football Calculations". The Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.}
  11. ^ "Lost To Illinois: Indiana No Longer Champion of the Two States". The Indianapolis Journal. November 3, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Iowa Easily Defeated". The Des Moines Register. November 10, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lost By Purdue: Hard and Fast Game with the University of Illinois". The Indianapolis Journal. November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Giant Gophers Defeat Illinois: Minnesota Wins Champaign Football Game". The Inter Ocean. November 29, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Sports-Reference.com
  16. ^ FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters
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