1895 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1895 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainAugust T. Larson
Seasons
  1894
1896  
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
Illinois   4 2 1
Baldwin–Wallace   3 1 0
Notre Dame   3 1 0
Northwestern   6 5 0
Purdue   4 3 0
Indiana   4 3 1
Buchtel   3 2 0
Doane   3 2 0
Chicago P&S   3 2 1
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as an independent the 1895 college football season. It was the only season under head coach Pudge Heffelfinger.

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On January 11, 1895, the Presidents of several schools met in a preliminary meeting and formed a group which would become the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, known today as the Big Ten Conference. [1] :14

As a result of this emerging conference, this season was Minnesota's last season as an independent. Minnesota won its first ever match with Chicago with a last minute touchdown to win a very close, physical game by a score of 10–6. [2] :26 Financially, the team rebounded from some lean years. They "secured a large subscription from the business men of the city, the attendance at all of the games was good, and at the close of the season there was a large surplus in the treasury." [2] :26

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Minneapolis Central High School Minneapolis, MN W 20–0
October 5 Grinnell Minneapolis, MNL 4–6
October 12at Boat ClubW 6–0
October 19 Iowa Agricultural Minneapolis, MNW 24–0 [3]
October 25at Chicago W 10–6
October 29at Purdue L 4–16 [4]
November 2at Macalester Saint Paul, MN W 40–0
November 16 Wisconsin Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)W 14–10
November 23vs. Michigan
L 0–203,500
November 28Ex-CollegiatesMinneapolis, MNW 14–0

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References

  1. Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota (1981). Ralph Turtinen (ed.). 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football. John Roberts.
  2. 1 2 3 The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
  3. "Minnesota Vs. Iowa Agricultural". The Sunday Chronicle. Chicago, Illinois. October 20, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved July 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "Crape on the Door". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 30, 1895. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.