1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	10–2–1 (4–2 Western)
Head coach	Edgar Holt (2nd season)
Captain	Jake Stahl
Home stadium	Illinois Field

1902 Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Chicago	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Indiana	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Edgar Holt, the Illini compiled a 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draws record and finished in 4th place in the Western Conference.^[1] Tackle Jake Stahl was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	North Division High School	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 34–6
September 27	Englewood High School	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 45–0
October 1	Kirksville Osteopaths	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 22–0
October 4	Monmouth (IL)	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 33–0
October 8	Haskell	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 24–10
October 11	Washington University	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 44–0		[3][4]
October 18	Purdue	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 29–5
October 25	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 0–6		[5]
November 1	Indiana	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 47–0
November 8	at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 5–17	8,000
November 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Field Columbus, OH (rivalry)	T 0–0
November 22	vs. Northwestern	West Side Baseball Park Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 17–0		[6]
November 27	Iowa	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 80–0

References

1. "1902 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. "For Today's Football Game". The Champaign Daily News. Champaign, Illinois. October 11, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Men From Missouri". Urbana Daily Courier. Urbana, Illinois. October 12, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Maroons Defeat Illinois, 6 to 0: Great Game at Marshall Field Results in a Single Touchdown". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1902. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Illinois Beats Northwestern". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1902. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.