1895 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1895 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
Captain Emmett O. King
Home stadiumAthletic Field
Seasons
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1895 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH)  – 3 –0 –0
Carthage  – 2 –0 –0
Washington University  – 2 –0 –0
Michigan  – 8 –1 –0
Chicago  – 10 –3 –0
Wittenberg  – 5 –2 –0
Minnesota  – 7 –3 –0
Wisconsin  – 5 –2 –1
Wabash  – 6 –3 –0
Baldwin–Wallace  – 3 –1 –0
Notre Dame  – 3 –1 –0
Illinois  – 4 –2 –1
Buchtel  – 3 –2 –0
College of Emporia  – 3 –2 –0
Doane  – 3 –2 –0
Chicago P&S  – 3 –2 –1
Purdue  – 4 –3 –0
Indiana  – 4 –3 –1
Northwestern  – 6 –5 –0
Butler  – 2 –2 –0
Cincinnati  – 3 –3 –0
Michigan State Normal  – 3 –3 –0
North Dakota Agricultural  – 1 –1 –0
North Dakota  – 1 –1 –0
Ohio State  – 4 –4 –2
Iowa Agricultural  – 3 –4 –0
Ohio  – 2 –3 –0
Rush-Lake Forest  – 4 –6 –0
Ohio Wesleyan  – 2 –4 –1
Haskell  – 1 –2 –0
Iowa State Normal  – 1 –2 –0
Lake Forest  – 1 –2 –0
Northwestern Law  – 1 –2 –0
Drake  – 1 –4 –0

The 1895 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1895 college football season. Prior to 1895, Indiana had fielded a football team in seven seasons and had yet to win an intercollegiate football game. For the 1895 season, Indiana hired former Harvard quarterback and national tennis champion Robert Wrenn to coach its football team. Under Wrenn's leadership, the Indiana football team compiled a 4–3–1 record, including the university's first intercollegiate football victories, over Rose Polytechnic (8–4) and Wabash (12–10). [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 123:45 p.m.at Louisville Athletic Club Louisville, KY W 36–0500 [2]
October 24 Indianapolis Light Artillery
L 8–16500 [3]
vs. Noblesville Athletic Club Indianapolis, IN W 30–0
November 4at DePauw
L 0–14400 [4]
November 11DePauw
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
T 12–12 [5]
November 16at Butler
  • Ohio Street grounds
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 2–34 [6] [7]
November 23 Rose Polytechnic Bloomington, INW 8–4 [8]
November 282:30 p.m.at Wabash Crawfordsville, IN W 12–10 [9]

[10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The "I" Men of Indiana – A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
  2. ↑ "By 6 to 0". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. October 13, 1895. p. 10. Retrieved July 27, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Artillery Boys Won". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. October 25, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Victory For DePauw". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 5, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Indiana and DePauw Tie". Indianapolis News . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 12, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Butler Vs. Bloomington". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 16, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Butler Wins At Last". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 17, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "I. U. Wins A Game". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 24, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "A Disputed Game". Indianapolis Journal . Indianapolis, Indiana. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "1895 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.


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