1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Western Conference
Record	8–6 (1–5 Western)
Head coach	George Woodruff (1st season)
Captain	Claude Rothgeb
Home stadium	Illinois Field

1903 Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Minnesota +	3	–	0	–	1			14	–	0	–	1
Michigan +	3	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
Northwestern +	1	–	0	–	2			10	–	1	–	3
Chicago	4	–	1	–	1			12	–	2	–	1
Iowa	1	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			8	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Purdue	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1903 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Washington Woodruff, the Illini compiled an 8–6 record and finished in seventh place in the Western Conference.^[1] Guard/end Claude Rothgeb was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	Englewood High School	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 45–5
September 26	Lombard	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 43–0
September 30	Kirksville Osteopaths	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 36–0
October 3	Knox	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 29–5
October 7	Chicago Physicians and Surgeons	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 40–0
October 10	Rush Medical	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 64–0
October 14	Chicago Dental	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 54–0
October 17	at Purdue	Stuart Field Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	W 24–0
October 24	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 6–18
October 31	Northwestern	Illinois Field Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 11–12
November 6	at Indiana	Jordan Field Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 0–17
November 14	Minnesota	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	L 0–32
November 21	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 0–12
November 26	at Nebraska	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	L 0–16

References

1. "1903 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.