1912 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
American college football season
| 1912 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 3–3–1 (1–3–1 Western) |
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| Captain | William H. Woolston |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1912 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1912 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Arthur R. Hall, the Illini compiled a 3–3–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Western Conference.[1] Fullback/halfback William H. Woolston was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| W 87–3 | |||||
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m | Washington University* |
| W 13–0 | [3][4] | |||
| October 19 | Indiana |
| W 13–7 | |||||
| November 2 | at Minnesota | L 0–13 | 9,000 | [5] | ||||
| November 9 | at Purdue | Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | T 9–9 | [6] | ||||
| November 16 | Chicago |
| L 0–10 | 10,000 | [7] | |||
| November 23 | at Northwestern |
| L 0–6 | [8] | ||||
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References
- ^ "1912 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Washington Comes For Football Game With Illinois Today". The Daily Illini. Champaign, Illinois. October 6, 1912. p. 2B. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Pikers Fail Four Times With a Score in Sight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 13, 1912. p. 2S. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Gophers Blank Illinois, 13 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue Battles Illini to Tie, 9-9". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroon Warriors Scalp Illini, 10-0; Win State Title". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purple Conquers Illinois Eleven". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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