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1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainJames E. Pfeffer
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
 1893
1895 
1894 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Reserve  700
North Dakota Agricultural  200
Baldwin–Wallace  100
Buchtel  100
Michigan  911
Iowa Agricultural  510
College Of Emporia  410
Minnesota  310
Washburn  310
Wittenberg  620
Doane  520
Wisconsin  520
Notre Dame  311
Beloit  630
Washington University  210
Chicago  1471
Kalamazoo  211
Ohio State  650
Case  430
Illinois  430
Oberlin  431
Cincinnati  330
Drake  220
Mount Union  450
Lake Forest  340
Miami (OH)  120
Ohio Wesleyan  130
Rush Medical  360
Northwestern  150
Ohio  010
South Dakota  020

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Wabash
W 36–6
October 133:30 p.m.at Chicago Athletic AssociationL 0–14[4][5]
October 20Lake ForestW 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

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  • 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

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  1. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2020. 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.