1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1901 record	8–2 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Edgar Holt ^[1] (1st year)
Captain	Justa Lindgren ^[2]
Home stadium	Illinois Field (Capacity: 17,000)

The 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1901 college football season. In their first season under head coach Edgar Holt, the Illini compiled a 8–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Englewood High School*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 39–0
October 5	Marion Sims*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 52–0
October 11	Physicians & Surgeons*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 23–0
October 12	Washington (MO)*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 21–0
October 19	at Chicago	Marshall Field • Chicago, IL	W 24–0
October 26	Northwestern	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series)	L 11–17
November 2	at Indiana	Jordan Field • Bloomington, IN	W 18–0
November 9	at Iowa	Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA	W 27–0
November 16	at Purdue	Stuart Field • West Lafayette, IN (Series)	W 28–6
November 28	Minnesota	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	L 0–16
*Non-conference game.

1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
HB		Brundage, Martin D.Martin D. Brundage
T		Bundy, H.W.H.W. Bundy
TE		Cook, James F.James F. Cook
TE		Doud, William O.William O. Doud
G		Fairweather, Charles A.Charles A. Fairweather
HB		Huntoon, Harry A.Harry A. Huntoon
HB		Jutton, LeeLee Jutton
T		Lindgren, Justa M.Justa M. Lindgren (C)
C		Lowenthal, ArthurArthur Lowenthal
QB		McKinley, George H.George H. McKinley
FB		McKnight, William A.William A. McKnight
HB		Parker, Roy S.Roy S. Parker
E		Siler, Roderick W.Roderick W. Siler
G		Stahl, GarlandGarland Stahl
QB		Stephenson, Lewis A.Lewis A. Stephenson

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G		Allen, Lawrence T.Lawrence T. Allen
T, G		Capen, Bernard C.Bernard C. Capen
HB, FB		Cayou, C.M.C.M. Cayou
HB, G		Coons, W.W. Coons
FB		Dakin, WalterWalter Dakin
T		Fairchild, Lawrence S.D.Lawrence S.D. Fairchild
TE		Logeman, A.E.A.E. Logeman
G		Smock, Walter F.Walter F. Smock
G		Stone, Clyde E.Clyde E. Stone
C		Wilson, Joseph W.Joseph W. Wilson

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2016

Illinois Fighting Illini football

Venues	Illinois Field (1890–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri Northwestern: (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Ohio State (Illibuck) Purdue (Purdue Cannon) Michigan

Culture & lore	Illinois Loyalty "Oskee Wow-Wow" Marching Illini Gene Honda Fighting Illini Sports Network Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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