Arthur R. Hall

Arthur Raymond Hall (June 4, 1869 – December 4, 1955) was an American college football player and coach.^[1] He served as head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1904—along with Justa Lindgren, Fred Lowenthal, and Clyde Mathews—and alone from 1907 to 1912, compiling a record of 36–12–4.^[2] Hall was the first man to coach the Fighting Illini for longer than five seasons, leading them to the Big Ten Conference championship in 1910.

1907 NCAA football guide featuring Illini Football. The guide was the official rules book and record book of college football

Arthur R. Hall

Hall pictured in The Illio 1912, Illinois yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1869-06-04)June 4, 1869 Tonica, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 4, 1955(1955-12-04) (aged 86) East Lynn, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1902)
Playing career
1898–1900	Illinois
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904	Illinois
1907–1912	Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	36–12–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Western (1910)

He was born in Tonica, Illinois in 1869 and died at East Lynn, Illinois in 1955.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1904)
1904	Illinois	9–2–1	3–1–1	4th
Illinois Fighting Illini (Western Conference) (1907–1912)
1907	Illinois	3–2	3–2	4th
1908	Illinois	5–1–1	4–1	2nd
1909	Illinois	5–2	3–1	T–2nd
1910	Illinois	7–0	4–0	T–1st
1911	Illinois	4–2–1	2–2–1	T–4th
1912	Illinois	3–3–1	1–3–1	6th
Illinois:		36–12–4	20–10–3
Total:		36–12–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth