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The 1913 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1913 college football season. In their first season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Illini compiled a 4–2–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference.[1] Fullback Enos M. Rowe was the team captain.[2]
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- ↑ "1913 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1913-schedule.html. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book". University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Illinois Swamps Purple Team, 37-0". The Inter Ocean: p. 25. October 19, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20936578/illinois_swamps_purple_team_370/.
- ↑ "Outplayed, Indiana Loses to Illinois by 10-to-0 Score". The Indianapolis Star: p. Sports 1-2. October 26, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20936064/outplayed_indiana_loses_to_illinois_by/.
- ↑ Walter Eckersall (November 2, 1913). "Maroon Machine Topples Illinois In Last Half, 28-7". Chicago Tribune: p. III-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20936163/maroon_machine_topples_illinois_in_last/.
- ↑ "Illinois Holds Purdue To a Tie". Chicago Tribune: p. III-2. November 16, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20936290/illinois_holds_purdue_to_a_tie/.
- ↑ "Gophers' Passes Beat Illini, 19-9". Chicago Tribune: p. III-2. November 23, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20936458/gophers_passes_beat_illini_199/.
