1895 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1895 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn R. Richards
Home stadiumRandall 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
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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by Hiram O. Stickney in his second and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled a record of 5–2–1. The team's captain was John R. Richards.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21vs. NorthwesternMilwaukee, WIW 12–6[2]
September 30Iowa Agricultural
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 28–6[3]
October 5Armour
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 32–4
October 12Rush-Lake Forest
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 26–5
October 19Grinnell
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 14–4
October 26Illinois
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
T 10–10
November 2at ChicagoL 12–22
November 16at MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN (rivalry)L 10–14

Roster[edit]

No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High school
Walter Alexander Left tackle 5-10 163
E. S. Anderson Right end 5-11 158
C. S. Berryman Substitute 5-6 136
Nathan Comstock Right guard 5-10 189
H. F. Dickinson Right end 5-11 169
J. E. Dutcher 5-10 162
H. S. Forrest Substitute 6-2 173
John P. Gregg Left halfback 5-8 148
Herbert H. Jacobs Right guard 5-11 188
John C. Karel Right halfback 5-10 158
Fred Kull Center 6-2 215
J. F. A. Pyre Right tackle 5-10 170
Captain John R. Richards Fullback 6-1 180
Jerry P. Riordan Left guard 6-0 184
W. H. Sheldon Left end 5-9 145
T. P. Silverwood Substitute 5-11 164
George Thompson Left halfback 5-8 144
G. H. Trautman Quarterback 5-8 138

Roster from 1895 Badger Yearbook[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Evanston Loses To Madison". The Inter Ocean. September 22, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Glee Is Short Lived". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 1, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/UW/UW-idx?type=turn&id=UW.UWYearBk1897&entity=UW.UWYearBk1897.p0209&isize=XL The Badger 1895 pages 128-129