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1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
CaptainRobert J. Hotchkiss
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1895 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 4–2–1 record.[1] Fullback Robert J. Hotchkiss was the team captain.[2][3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5WabashW 48–0
October 12at Chicago Athletic AssociationL 0–8
October 19Illinois College
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 79–0
October 26at WisconsinT 10–10
November 2Rush-Lake Forest
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 38–0
November 23Northwestern
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 38–4
November 29at PurdueL 2–65,000–7,000[4]

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Roster

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  • Baum, Harry W. RHB
  • Beadle, Thomas B. LE
  • Beebe, Charles D. RG
  • Branch, James M. LE
  • Cooper, Paul H. RE
  • Fischer, Leon E. LG
  • Hadsall, Harry H. LE
  • Hotchkiss, R.J. FB (captain)
  • Kiler, William H. FB
  • McKee, James H. QB
  • Pfeffer, James E. RT
  • Pixley, Arthur H. LT
  • Schacht, Frederick W. RE
  • Sconce, Harvey J. LHB
  • Sweney, Don LG
  • Thorby, C. Jacobson RHB
  • Zimmerman, Walter H. C
 

Substitutes

  • Beatty, J.W. RHB
  • Burkland, Theo L. FB
  • Forbes, Stuart F. LE
  • Merker, Henry F. LG

Source: University of Illinois[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1895 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Illinois Football Captains". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bully for Purdue: Sucker State Varsity Football Team Defeated at Lafayette". The Indianapolis Journal. November 29, 1895. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1895 Roster". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.