1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Appearance
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 5–1–1 (3–1 Western) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Forest Van Hook |
Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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Chicago $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1908 college football season. In their third non-consecutive season under head coach Arthur R. Hall, the Illini compiled a 5–1–1 record and finished in second place in the Western Conference.[1] Guard Forest Van Hook was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 3 | Monmouth (IL)* | W 17–6 | |||||
October 10 | Marquette |
| T 6–6 | ||||
October 17 | at Chicago | L 6–11 | 8,000 | [3][4] | |||
October 31 | Indiana |
| W 10–0 | ||||
November 7 | Iowa |
| W 22–0 | ||||
November 14 | at Purdue | West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | W 15–6 | ||||
November 21 | Northwestern |
| W 64–8 | ||||
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Awards and honors
- Forest Van Hook, guard
- Third-team selection by Walter Camp for Collier's Weekly 1908 College Football All-America Team[5]
References
- ^ "1908 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.
- ^ "Illini Downed by Maroons, 11-6: Game Greatest Ever Played in Middle West Under the New Football Rules". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1908. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Hutchinson, Jr. (October 18, 1908). "Maroons Nose Out Illinois After Hard Fight; Score Is 11-6". The Inter Ocean. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Camp's 1908 All-America Selections". Reading Eagle. November 26, 1930.