1895 Orange Athletic Club football team

The 1895 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1895 college football season. The team played its home games at the Orange Oval in East Orange, New Jersey, compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–1 against AFU opponents), and shut out six opponents.[2]

1895 Orange Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record6–4–1 (1–1 AFU)
Head coach
  • Frederick R. M. Knowles (elected manager)[1] (1st season)
CaptainOliver, Hutchinson
Home stadiumOrange Oval
1895 Athletic Club football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Entre Nous AA   –  09 –1 –0
Pittsburgh AC   –  07 –1 –2
Crescent AC   –  08 –2 –1
Greensburg AA   –  08 –2 –1
Chicago AA   –  10 –3 –1
Elmira AC   –  06 –2 –0
Illinois CC   –  06 –2 –0
New Jersey AC   –  05 –3 –0
Orange AC   –  06 –4 –1
Duquesne CAC   –  04 –3 –1
Noblesville AC   –  03 –3 –2
Newton AA   –  04 –4 –1
Louisville AC   –  02 –4 –0
Hyde Park AA   –  00 –3 –2
Syracuse AA   –  01 –5 –0

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Lafayette*
L 0–121,500[3]
October 123:30 p.m.Syracuse Athletic Association*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 24–0[4]
October 193:30 p.m.Yale*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
L 12–246,000[5][6]
October 23Orange YMCA*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 24–0[7]
October 263:30 p.m.Princeton*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
T 0–05,000[8]
November 2Lehigh*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 2–0[9]
November 5Chicago Athletic Association*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 24–09,000[10]
November 9at Navy*Annapolis, MDW 10–6[11]
November 163:30 p.m.vs. Crescent Athletic Club
L (forfeit)[12]
November 163:15 p.m.vs. Yale*
L 0–263,500[13]
November 283:00 p.m.Elizabeth Athletic Club
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 10–0[14][15]

Second team schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 9Elmira Athletic Club
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 6–0[16]

Consolidated team schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
DecemberEntre Nous ClubPaterson, NJL 0–10[17]

References
  1. "Orange's Football Team". The New York Times. October 1, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. "Orange Gives A Sorry Exhibition". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. "Syracuse A. A. Defeated". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. October 13, 1895. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. "Football, Orange Oval, To-day, 3:30". The Sun. October 19, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. "Yale 24; Orange 12". The New York Times. October 20, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. "Orange Wins A Practice Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1895. p. 12. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. "General Sporting Notes". New-York Tribune. October 26, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  9. "Great Struggle On Orange Oval". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  10. "Orange A. C. men Score Decisively On The Home Gridiron". The Sun. November 6, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  11. "Orange Whips the Middies". The New York Times. November 10, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  12. "Played An Imaginary Eleven". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. November 17, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  13. "Orange Was Held Down". Washington Times. November 17, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  14. "Notes About Town". The Montclair Times. November 23, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  15. "Orange Defeats Elizabeth Men". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  16. "Elmira Handicapped". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 10, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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