1890 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

The 1890 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1890 college football season. The team was first fielded at the University of Illinois. Coached, captained and quarterbacked by Scott Williams, the team was not affiliated with a conference and compiled a 1–2 record.^[1][2]

1890 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–2
Head coach	Scott Williams (1st season)
Captain	Scott Williams
Home stadium	Illinois Field
Seasons 1891 →

1890 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					2	–	0	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	0	–	0
Minnesota			–					5	–	1	–	1
Michigan			–					4	–	1	–	0
Northwestern			–					4	–	1	–	1
Missouri			–					2	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	1	–	1
Lake Forest			–					5	–	3	–	0
Baker			–					1	–	1	–	0
Iowa			–					1	–	1	–	0
Illinois			–					1	–	2	–	0
Kansas			–					1	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					1	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin			–					1	–	3	–	0
Ohio State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Doane			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washburn			–					0	–	1	–	0
Western Reserve			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, IL	L 0–16
November 22	at Purdue	Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 0–62	[3]
November 30	Illinois Wesleyan	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 12–6

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Roster

Bowen, Herbert L. LE Butler, William T. RR Clarke, Edwin B. RE Clarke, Frederick W. RG Cook, James W. LE Daughmer, F.U. LG Furber, William A. LT Gates, Andrew W. RG Hart, Ralph W. LT Higgins, Albert G. FB Huff, George A. CR McCartney, W.P. LR Pillsbury, Arthur L. HB Shattuck, Walt SB Slater, William F. HB Steele, James RT Williams, Scott QB (capt) Wright, Royal RT

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