1891 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1891 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1
Head coach	Robert Lackey (1st season)
Captain	Ralph W. Hart
Home stadium	Illinois Field

1891 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	0	–	0
Kansas			–					7	–	0	–	1
Illinois			–					5	–	1	–	0
Missouri			–					3	–	1	–	0
Lake Forest			–					6	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	1	–	1
Minnesota			–					3	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin			–					3	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	2	–	1
Iowa			–					3	–	2	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	2	–	0
Iowa College			–					1	–	1	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					2	–	2	–	0
Northwestern			–					2	–	2	–	3
Michigan			–					4	–	5	–	0
Ohio State			–					2	–	3	–	0
Case			–					1	–	2	–	0
Buchtel			–					1	–	3	–	0
Washburn			–					1	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1891 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1891 college football season. It was the second football team in the program's history. Coached by Robert Lackey, the team compiled a 5–1 record. Fullback Ralph W. Hart was the team captain.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	at Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL	L 0–8
October 17	Indiana	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 26–0
November 7	Eureka	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 40–0
November 13	Illinois Wesleyan	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 44–4
November 21	Knox (IL)	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 12–0
November 26	Indiana	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 20–12

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Roster

• Arms, Frank D. HB
• Armstrong, James W. LT
• Atherton, Geo H. LE
• Barker, John K. RG
• Bush, Arthur W. QB
• Cook, James W. QB
• Doxey, Samuel C
• Gates, Andrew W. LG
• Hart, Ralph W. FB (capt)
• King, Harless W. RE
• Needham, James LT
• Parker, Walter A. RT
• Slater, William F. LHB
• Steele, James LG
• Williams, Scott FB/E
• Wright, Royal RHB

Source: University of Illinois^[4]

References

1. "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
2. "Illinois Football Captains". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
3. "Illinois Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
4. "1891 Roster". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.