1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1901 Western Conference football season. In its first season under head coach Edgar Holt, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 243 to 39.[1]

1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Western Conference
1901 record	8–2 (4–2 Western)
Head coach	Edgar Holt (1st season)
Captain	Justa Lindgren
Home stadium	Illinois Field

1901 Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan +	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Wisconsin +	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Purdue	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Chicago	0	–	4	–	1			8	–	6	–	2
Iowa	0	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Tackle Justa Lindgren was the team captain.[2] Two Illinois players received honors on the 1901 All-Western college football team:

• Guard Jake Stahl - first-team honors from the Chicago American, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Record-Herald, and Chicago Tribune
• Center Fred Lowenthal - first-team honors from the Chicago American, Chicago Tribune, and Walter Camp.

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Englewood High School*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 39–0	700	[5]
October 5	Marion Sims*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 52–0	1,200	[6]
October 11	Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 23–0		[7]
October 12	Washington (MO)*	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 21–0		[8]
October 19	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 24–0		[9]
October 26	Northwestern	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 11–17		[10]
November 2	at Indiana	Newby Oval Indianapolis, IN	W 18–0		[11]
November 9	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 27–0	5,000	[12]
November 16	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 28–6		[13]
November 28	Minnesota	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 0–16		[14]
*Non-conference game

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Roster

1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class HB Martin D. Brundage T H.W. Bundy TE James F. Cook TE William O. Doud G Charles A. Fairweather HB Harry A. Huntoon HB Lee Jutton T Justa M. Lindgren (C) C Arthur Lowenthal QB George H. McKinley FB William A. McKnight HB Roy S. Parker E Roderick W. Siler G Garland Stahl QB Lewis A. Stephenson	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class G Lawrence T. Allen T, G Bernard C. Capen HB, FB C.M. Cayou HB, G W. Coons FB Walter Dakin T Lawrence S.D. Fairchild TE A.E. Logeman G Walter F. Smock G Clyde E. Stone C Joseph W. Wilson	Head coach Edgar Holt Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 16, 2016

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References

1. "1901 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. "The All-Western Fiction". The Minneapolis Journal. December 2, 1901. p. 8.
4. "Walter Camp's All-Western Team". The Michigan Alumnus. January 1902. p. 179.
5. "Illinois Defeats Englewood". The Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Illinois Game Is One-Sided: Marion Sims Defeated by Score of 52 to 0 at State University Grounds". The Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Illini Surprise Themselves: State University Scores Twenty-Three Points Against Heavy Physicians and Surgeons Eleven". The Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Champaign Defeated Washington Yesterday 21 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 1901. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Illini Smother Heavy Maroons". The Sunday Inter Ocean. October 20, 1901. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tandem Beats Illinois: Northwestern Upsets Football Calculations". The Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1901. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.}
11. "Lost To Illinois: Indiana No Longer Champion of the Two States". The Indianapolis Journal. November 3, 1901. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Iowa Easily Defeated". The Des Moines Register. November 10, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Lost By Purdue: Hard and Fast Game with the University of Illinois". The Indianapolis Journal. November 17, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Giant Gophers Defeat Illinois: Minnesota Wins Champaign Football Game". The Inter Ocean. November 29, 1901. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Sports-Reference.com
16. FightingIllini.com All-Time Rosters