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Fighting Illini Team Captains

YEAR PLAYER POSITION
1890 Scott Williams QB
1891 R. W. Hart FB
1892 R. W. Hart FB
1893 George H. Atherton E
1894 J.E. Pfeffer T
1895 Robert J. Hotchkiss FB
1896 Charles D. Beebe G
1897 Don Sweney T
1898 A. R. Johnston FB
1899 E.C. McLane C
1900 Arthur R. Hall E-HB
1901 Justa M. Lindgren T
1902 Garland (Jake) Stahl T
1903 Claude J. Rothgeb G-E
1904 C. A. Fairweather G
1905 C. J. Moynihan T-HB
1906 Ira T. Carrithers HB
1907 Lion Gardiner HB
1908 F. C. Van Hook G
1909 Benjamin F. Baum E
1910 G. D. Butzer G
1911 Chester C. Roberts HB
1912 William H. Woolston FB-HB
1913 Enos M. Rowe FB
1914 Ralph D. Chapman G
1915 John W. Watson C
1916 Frank B. Macomber QB
1917 Reynold R. Kraft E
1918 B. A. Ingwersen T (Acting)
1919 William K. Kopp FB
1920 J. C. Depler C
1921 L. W. Walquist HB
1922 David D. Wilson E
1923 James W. McMillen G
1924 Frank E. Rokusek E-T
1925 Harold E. (Red) Grange HB
1926 Charles E. Kassel E
1927 Robert Reitsch C
1928 Albert J. Nowack T
1929 Russell J. Crane G
1930 Olaf E. Robinson FB
1931 Gilbert Berry HB
1932 Gilbert Berry QB
1933 Herman Walser FB
1934 Charles Bennis
Jack Beynon
G
QB
1935 Charles S. Galbreath T
1936 Elvin C. Sayre C
1937 Lowell Spurgeon HB
1938 James W. McDonald C
1939 Melvin Brewer G
1940 Thomas J. Riggs T
1941 Selected each game
1942 James Smith FB
1943 Selected each game
1944 Selected each game
1945 Ralph Serpico T
1946 Mac Wenskunas C
1947 Art Duffelmeier HB
1948 Herb Siegert G
1949 Lyle Button T
1950 Bill Vohaska C
1951 Charles Studley G
1952 Alfred Brosky HB
1953 Robert Lenzini T
1954 Jan Smid G
1955 Selected each game
1956 James Minor C
1957 Dale Smith HB
1958 Jack Delveaux FB
1959 Bill Burrell G
1960 Bill Brown FB
1961 Gary Brown T
1962 Bob Scharbert
Ken Zimmerman
T
HB
1963 Mike Taliaferro
Dick Deller
QB
G
1964 Dick Butkus
George Donnelly
C
HB
1965 Jim Grabowski
Don Hansen
FB
LB
1966 Bo Batchelder
Kai Anderson
E
C
1967 Ron Bess
Ken Kmiec
HB
E
1968 Carson Brooks
Tony Pleviak
E
T
1969 Doug Redmann
Bruce Erb
G
LB
1970 Kirk McMillin
Doug Dieken
G
E
1971 Glenn Collier
Larry McCarren
E
C
1972 Larry McCarren
John Wiza
C
lb
1973 John Gann
Ken Braid
G
LB
1974 Ty McMillin
Revie Sorey
LB
G
1975 Dean March
Stu Levenick
DE
OT
1976 Dean March
Scott Studwell
Marty Friel
DE
LB
TE
1977 Kurt Steger
Rickie Mitchem
QB
W
1978 John Sullivan
Charlie Weber
LB
FB
1979 Lawrence McCullough
Stanley Ralph
QB
DT
1980 Dave Dwyer
Ron Ferrari
Dave Wilson
DT
Special Teams
QB
1981 Greg Boeke
Ron Ferrari
Jack Squirek
C
OLB
MLB
1982 Mike Bass
Dan Gregus
Mike Martin
K
DT
WR
1983 Don Thorp
Tim Brewster
Joe Miles
DT
TE
FB
1984 David Edwards
Rick Schulte
DB
OG
1985 Jack Trudeau
Craig Swoope
Chris White
QB
DB
K
1986 Scott Davis
Mark Dennis
Sam Ellsworth
Shane Lamb
DE
OT
LB
QB
1987 Mike Scully
Mike Piel
Darrick Brownlow
OG
DE
LB
1988 Glenn Cobb
Mark McGowan
S
OT
1989 Craig Schneider
Mike Bellamy
Steve Glasson
Moe Gardner
OT
WR
LB
NT
1990 Moe Gardner
Darrick Brownlow
Curt Lovelace
Howard Griffith
NT
LB
C
RB
1991 Tim Simpson
Marlon Primous
Mike Hopkins
OG
S
S
1992 Brad Hopkins
John Wright
Steven Mueller
OT
WR
Honorary
1993 Greg Enge
Filmel Johnson
Gary Voelker
C
CB
WR
1994 Pete Gabrione
John Holecek
Dana Howard
Jon Kerr
LB/C
LB
LB
OG
1995 Jason Dulick
Kevin Hardy
Brett Larsen
WR
LB
P
1996 Rodney Byrd
Ty Douthard
Paul Marshall
Dennis Stallings
FB
RB
NT
LB
1997 Ivan Benson
Danny Clark
Robert Holcombe
S
LB
HB
1998 Ivan Benson
Danny Clark
Ryan Schau
S
LB
OL
1999 Danny Clark
Steve Havard
Ray Reziniak
Neil Rackers
LB
HB
OG
PK
2000 Muhammad Abdullah
Bobby Jackson
Ray Redziniak
Fred Wakefield
FS
SS
OG
DE
2001 Luke Butkus
Bobby Jackson
Kurt Kittner
Brandon Moore
C
SS
QB
DT
2002 Tony Pashos
Jerry Schumacher
Eugene Wilson
Walter Young
OT
LB
CB
WR
2003 Sean Bubin
Carey Davis
Derrick Strong
OL
FB
DE
2004 Kelvin Hayden
Duke Preston
CB
C
2005 James Cooper
E.B. Halsey
Ryan Matha
Pierre Thomas
CB
RB
DT
RB
2006 Alan Ball
E.B. Halsey
J Leman
Josh Norris
Pierre Thomas
CB
RB
LB
DT
RB
2007 J Leman
Rashard Mendenhall
Kevin Mitchell
Martin O'Donnell
LB
RB
S
OL
2008 Arrelious Benn
David Lindquist
Brit Miller
Juice Williams
WR
DT
LB
QB

(updated 2/09)