1896 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1896 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1896 record 4–2–1 (0–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach George Huff [1] (2nd year)
Captain Charles D. Beebe [2]
Home stadium Illinois Field
(Capacity: 17,000)
1896 Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 2 0 1     7 1 1
Michigan 2 1 0     9 1 0
Northwestern 2 1 1     6 1 2
Chicago 3 2 0     15 2 1
Minnesota 1 2 0     8 2 0
Illinois 0 2 1     4 2 1
Purdue 0 2 1     4 2 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1896 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1896 college football season. In their second season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 4–2–1 record and finished in a tie for last place in the inaugural season of the Western Conference.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 3 Lake Forest* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 380  
October 10 Knox* Illinois FieldChampaign, IL W 704  
October 17 vs. Missouri* Grand Avenue Ball GroundsSt. Louis, MO (Series) W 100  
October 21 Oberlin* Illinois Field • Champaign, IL W 226  
October 31 at Chicago Marshall FieldChicago, IL L 012  
November 7 Northwestern Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series) L 410  
November 25 at Purdue Stuart FieldWest Lafayette, IN (Series) T 44  
*Non-conference game.

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Roster

Official Roster
  • Beebe, Charles D. RG (captain)
  • Burkland, Theo L. LE
  • Clinton, Edgar M. RHB/LHB
  • Coffeen, Harry C. FB
  • Fischer, Leon E. RT/LG
  • McKee, James H. QB
  • Pixley, Arthur H. LT
  • Rhodes, Ora M. LG
  • Schacht, Frederick W. RHB
  • Von Oven, Frederick W. RE
  • Zimmerman, Walter H. C
 

Substitutes

  • Alarco, Jose′ M. E
  • Enochs, Claude D. LE/HB
  • Forbes, Stuart F. LE/HB
  • Hodges, J.S. LG
  • Hughes, A.H. LHB
  • Jack, R.D. G/T
  • Johnston, Arthur R. LHB
  • Kennedy, R. LHB
  • McLane, E.C. RG
  • Sconce, Harvey J. LHB
  • Wood, Harvey E. RHB

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References

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