1895 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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]

1895 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn R. Richards
Home stadiumRandall Field
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

Schedule

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

No. Player Position Height Weight Hometown High school
Walter AlexanderLeft tackle5-10163
E. S. AndersonRight end5-11158
C. S. BerrymanSubstitute5-6136
Nathan ComstockRight guard5-10189
H. F. DickinsonRight end5-11169
J. E. Dutcher5-10162
H. S. ForrestSubstitute6-2173
John P. GreggLeft halfback5-8148
Herbert H. JacobsRight guard5-11188
John C. KarelRight halfback5-10158
Fred KullCenter6-2215
J. F. A. PyreRight tackle5-10170
CaptainJohn R. RichardsFullback6-1180
Jerry P. RiordanLeft guard6-0184
W. H. SheldonLeft end5-9145
T. P. SilverwoodSubstitute5-11164
George ThompsonLeft halfback5-8144
G. H. TrautmanQuarterback5-8138

Roster from 1895 Badger Yearbook[4]

References

  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.
  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


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