1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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 F. C. Van Hook was the team captain.[2]
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 5–1–1 (3–1 Western) |
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| Captain | F. C. Van Hook |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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.
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