1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois Fighting Illini football
	1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Western Conference
1900 record	7–3–2 (1–3–2 Western)
Head coach	Fred Smith (1st season)
Captain	Arthur R. Hall
Home stadium	Illinois Field
	Seasons ← 1899 1901 →

Template:1900 Western Conference football standings The 1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1900 Western Conference 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.^[1] End/halfback Arthur R. Hall was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	[[{{{school}}}\|Rose Polytechnic]]*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 26–0
October 3	DePauw*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 63–0
October 6	[[{{{school}}}\|Illinois Wesleyan]]*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 21–0
October 10	Physicians & Surgeons*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 6–0
October 13	[[{{{school}}}\|Knox]]*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 16–0
October 16	[[{{{school}}}\|Lombard]]*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 35–0
October 20	at Northwestern	Northwestern Field Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)	T 0–0
October 27	Michigan	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (series)	L 0–12
November 3	Purdue	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	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