1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–2 (1–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainDon Sweney
Home stadiumIllinois Field
1897 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0
Chicago 3 –1 –011 –1 –0
Michigan 2 –1 –06 –1 –1
Illinois 1 –1 –06 –2 –0
Purdue 1 –2 –05 –3 –1
Northwestern 0 –2 –05 –3 –0
Minnesota 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their third season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 6–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference.[1] Tackle Don Sweney was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Eureka*
W 26–0
October 9Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 6–0[3]
October 16Lake Forest*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 36–0
October 23Purdue
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 34–4[4]
October 30Chicago
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 12–18[5]
November 12Knox*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 64–0
November 208:00 p.m.vs. Carlisle*
L 6–2310,000–12,000[6][7][8][9][10]
November 25at Eureka*
W 6–0

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Roster

Official Roster
  • Beadle, Thomas B. LE
  • Coffeen, Harry C. RE
  • Enochs, Claude D. RHB
  • Fischer, Leon E. LG
  • Forbes, Stuart F. FB
  • Johnston, Arthur R. LHB
  • McLane, E.C. C
  • Merker, Henry F. RG
  • Shuler, Hugh M. QB
  • Sweney, Don LT (captain)
  • Von Oven, Frederick W. RT
  • Wilmarth, Geo H. QB/E
  

Substitutes

  • Adsit, Bertram W. E
  • Atwood, James R. HB
  • Branch, James M. T/E/HB
  • Clinton, Edgar M. HB
  • Eggleston, J.L. HB
  • Francis, Frank D. HB
  • Frazier, E.A. RG
  • Hall, Arthur R. HB
  • Jack, R.D. E/T
  • Jordan, Geo T. HB
  • King, Wesley E. C/G
  • Lippincott, C.A. RT
  • Logan, Harry R. HB
  • McCormick, Roscoe C. LG
  • Schacht, Frederick W. RE/LHB
  • Webb, Otto HB

[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "1897 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 Too Strong". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 10, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Victory for Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Is Won by Chicago: Fiercest Football Game in Years at Champaign". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Poor Lo Will Punt". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 20, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Scalped By Poor Lo". The Chicago Chronicle. Chicago, Illinois. November 21, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Indians Win, 23 To 6". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. November 21, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Is Won By Red Men". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 21, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Is Won By Red Men (continued)". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 21, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters


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