1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
  • Louis Vail (1st season)
CaptainJames E. Pfeffer
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve   –   7 – 0 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   2 – 0 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   1 – 0 – 0
Buchtel   –   1 – 0 – 0
Michigan   –   9 – 1 – 1
Iowa Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   3 – 1 – 1
Minnesota   –   3 – 1 – 0
Washburn   –   3 – 1 – 0
Wittenberg   –   6 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin   –   5 – 2 – 0
Chicago   –   14 – 7 – 1
Beloit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington University   –   2 – 1 – 0
Ohio State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Illinois   –   4 – 3 – 0
Oberlin   –   4 – 3 – 1
Cincinnati   –   3 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   2 – 2 – 0
Mount Union   –   4 – 5 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 2 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rush Medical   –   3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern   –   1 – 5 – 0
Ohio   –   0 – 1 – 0
South Dakota   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1894 college football season. In their first season under head coach Louis Vail, the Illini compiled a 4–3 record.[1] Tackle James E. Pfeffer was the team captain.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Wabash
W 36–6
October 133:30 p.m.at Chicago Athletic AssociationL 0–14[4][5]
October 20Lake Forest
W 54–6
November 3Northwestern
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 66–0
November 17Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 2–22[6]
November 24Indianapolis Light Artillery
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–18[7]
November 29at Pastime Athletic ClubW 10–0

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Roster

  • Baum, Harry W. QB
  • Beebe, Charles D. RG
  • Branch, James M. LE/T
  • Chester, Guy J. LHB
  • Cooper, Paul H. RE
  • Fouts, L.H. LG
  • Gaut, Robert E. C
  • Hotchkiss, R.J. RHB
  • Kiler, William H. FB
  • Lantz, Simon E. LG
  • Pfeffer, James E. RT (captain)
  • Pixley, Arthur H. LT
  • Quade, John C. LE
  • Schacht, Frederick W. RE
  • Sconce, Harvey J. LHB
  • Sweney, Don LG
  • Tilton, Harry W. QB
  • Woody, Frederick W. QB
  

Substitutes

  • none

Source: University of Illinois[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "1894 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Illinois Football Captains". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Football At South Side Park". The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 13, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "They Fail To Score". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 14, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Purdue, 22; Illinois, 2". The Indianapolis Journal. November 18, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Artillery, 18; Illinois, 14: Indianapolis Boys a Trifle Too Much for Illinois University". The Indianapolis Journal. November 25, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1894 Roster". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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