1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1900 record	7–3–2 (1–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Smith [1] (1st year)
Captain	Arthur R. Hall [2]
Home stadium	Illinois Field (Capacity: 17,000)

1900 Big 9 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Minnesota +	3	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	2
Iowa +	2	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Michigan	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	3
Chicago	2	–	3	–	1			9	–	5	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Illinois	1	–	3	–	2			7	–	3	–	2
Purdue	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1900 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred Smith, the Illini compiled a 7–3–2 record and finished in eighth place in the Western Conference.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	Rose Polytechnic*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 26–0
October 3	DePauw*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 63–0
October 6	Illinois Wesleyan*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 21–0
October 10	Physicians & Surgeons*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 6–0
October 13	Knox*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 16–0
October 16	Lombard*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 35–0
October 20	at Northwestern	Northwestern Field • Evanston, Illinois (Series)	T 0–0
October 27	Michigan	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series)	L 0–12
November 3	Purdue	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series)	W 17–5
November 25	at Minnesota	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, MN	L 0–23
October 14	at Indiana	Jordan Field • Bloomington, IN	T 0–0
November 11	at Wisconsin	Randall Field • Madison, WI	L 0–27
*Non-conference game.

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Roster

1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Adsit, Bertram W.Bertram W. Adsit FB Briggs, Claude P.Claude P. Briggs T, G Cayou, C.M.C.M. Cayou HB, TE Cook, James F.James F. Cook TE Diener, Walter G.Walter G. Diener HB, TE Hall, Arthur R.Arthur R. Hall (C) G Hanson, Martin E.Martin E. Hanson T Lindgren, Justa M.Justa M. Lindgren T, C Lowenthal, ArthurArthur Lowenthal FB Lundgren, Carl L.Carl L. Lundgren HB Martin, Robert W.Robert W. Martin QB Mathews, C.M.C.M. Mathews QB Muhl, Fred L.Fred L. Muhl HB, TE Pollard, E.R.E.R. Pollard TE, G Rothgeb, Claude J.Claude J. Rothgeb C Smock, Walter F.Walter F. Smock G Stahl, GarlandGarland Stahl C Wilson, Joseph W.Joseph W. Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class QB Ahlswede, A.C.A.C. Ahlswede G Allen, Lawrence T.Lawrence T. Allen C Arnold, F.J.F.J. Arnold HB, TE Bell, O.C.O.C. Bell HB Brown, LewisLewis Brown HB Chamberlain, C.C.C.C. Chamberlain T, G Clayton, Clark M.Clark M. Clayton C, G Coons, W.W. Coons G, TE Doud, William O.William O. Doud G Fairchild, Lawrence S.D.Lawrence S.D. Fairchild T Fishback, M.M.M.M. Fishback T Gilmour, J.C.J.C. Gilmour HB, FB Jutton, LeeLee Jutton TE Landon, T.H.T.H. Landon T McKnight, William A.William A. McKnight TE McMillan, E.A.E.A. McMillan HB, TE Reniff, E.E.E.E. Reniff T Waldorf, A.L.A.L. Waldorf HB, FB White, J.D.J.D. White	Head coach Fred Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 16, 2016

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References

1. FightingIllini.com Head Coaches
2. FightingIllini.com Captains
3. "1900 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
4. Sports-Reference.com
5. FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters