1895 Stanford football team

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1895 Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–0–1
Head coach
Seasons
  1894
1896  
1895 Far West college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Occidental   5 0 0
New Mexico A&M   2 0 0
Washington Agricultural   2 0 0
Wyoming   1 0 0
Stanford   4 0 1
Washington   4 0 1
California   3 1 1
Pacific (CA)   0 0 1
Saint Mary's   1 1 0
San Jose State   0 0 1
USC   0 1 1
Utah   0 1 0

The 1895 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1895 college football season and was coached by Walter Camp in his second consecutive and third overall year with the team. [1] It was also his last year at Stanford; he returned to Yale after the season where he served as a volunteer advisory coach for 15 years. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 19 Olympic Club Stanford, CA W 4–0
October 22 Reliance Athletic Club Stanford, CAW 8–0
November 5vs. Olympic ClubW 10–2
November 16Olympic ACStanford, CAW 6–0
November 29vs. California
  • Central Park
  • San Francisco, CA (rivalry)
T 6–6

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References

  1. Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. Yantz, Tom (December 12, 1999). "Camp's legacy ever present on the field". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 29, 2014.