1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 10–2–1 (4–2 Western) |
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| Captain | Jake Stahl |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Edgar Holt, the Illini compiled a 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draws record and finished in 4th place in the Western Conference.[1] Tackle Jake Stahl was the team captain.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | North Division High School | W 34–6 | |||
| September 27 | Englewood High School |
| W 45–0 | ||
| October 1 | Kirksville Osteopaths |
| W 22–0 | ||
| October 4 | Monmouth (IL) |
| W 33–0 | ||
| October 8 | Haskell |
| W 24–10 | ||
| October 11 | Washington University |
| W 44–0 | [3][4] | |
| October 18 | Purdue |
| W 29–5 | ||
| October 25 | at Chicago | L 0–6 | |||
| November 1 | Indiana |
| W 47–0 | ||
| November 8 | at Minnesota | L 5–17 | 8,000 | ||
| November 15 | at Ohio State | T 0–0 | |||
| November 22 | at Northwestern |
| W 17–0 | [5] | |
| November 27 | Iowa |
| W 80–0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "1902 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "For Today's Football Game". The Champaign Daily News. Champaign, Illinois. October 11, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Men From Missouri". Urbana Daily Courier. Urbana, Illinois. October 12, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Illinois Beats Northwestern". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1902. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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