1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1897 record 6–2 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach George Huff [1] (3rd year)
Captain Don Sweney [2]
Home stadium Illinois Field
(Capacity: 17,000)
1897 Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 3 0 0     9 1 0
Chicago 3 1 0     11 1 0
Michigan 2 1 0     6 1 1
Illinois 1 1 0     6 2 0
Purdue 1 2 0     5 3 1
Northwestern 0 2 0     5 3 0
Minnesota 0 3 0     4 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1897 college football season. In their third season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 6–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference.[3]


Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 2 Eureka* Illinois FieldChampaign, IL W 260  
October 9 Physicians & Surgeons* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 60  
October 16 Lake Forest* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 360  
October 23 Purdue Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series) W 344  
October 30 Chicago Illinois Field • Champaign, IL L 1218  
November 12 Knox* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 640  
November 20 at Carlisle* Normal ParkChicago, IL L 623  
November 25 at Eureka* Eureka Field • Eureka, IL W 60  
*Non-conference game.

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Roster

Official Roster
  • Beadle, Thomas B. LE
  • Coffeen, Harry C. RE
  • Enochs, Claude D. RHB
  • Fischer, Leon E. LG
  • Forbes, Stuart F. FB
  • Johnston, Arthur R. LHB
  • McLane, E.C. C
  • Merker, Henry F. RG
  • Shuler, Hugh M. QB
  • Sweney, Don LT (captain)
  • Von Oven, Frederick W. RT
  • Wilmarth, Geo H. QB/E
 

Substitutes

  • Adsit, Bertram W. E
  • Atwood, James R. HB
  • Branch, James M. T/E/HB
  • Clinton, Edgar M. HB
  • Eggleston, J.L. HB
  • Francis, Frank D. HB
  • Frazier, E.A. RG
  • Hall, Arthur R. HB
  • Jack, R.D. E/T
  • Jordan, Geo T. HB
  • King, Wesley E. C/G
  • Lippincott, C.A. RT
  • Logan, Harry R. HB
  • McCormick, Roscoe C. LG
  • Schacht, Frederick W. RE/LHB
  • Webb, Otto HB

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References

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