1894 Illinois

5–⁠3, coached by Louis Vail. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠3, over seven games to the eight on file here. Share

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Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result
Oct 6	atWabash	W 36–⁠6
Oct 13	atChicago A.C.	L 0–⁠14
Oct 20	vsLake Forest	W 54–⁠6
Nov 3	vsNorthwestern	W 66–⁠0
Nov 17	vsPurdue	L 2–⁠22
Nov 24	vsIndianapolis Artillery	L 14–⁠18
Nov 29	vsPastime A.C.	W 10–⁠0

Record: 5–⁠3
Conference: —
AP poll: Began in 1936
Points: Not all games on file
Coach: Louis Vail
Elo: 1412
SP+ rating: —
Recruiting class: —

Captain: James E. Pfeffer

This season’s 5–⁠3 record comes from CollegeFootballData.com’s coaching records; only 7 of its games are on file, so the schedule below is incomplete.