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| • ILLINOIS FOOTBALL HISTORY • |
| 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 | HBE | |
| 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)
