1895 Notre Dame football team

The 1895 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1895 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach H. G. Hadden, the team compiled a 3–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 70 to 20. Alvin H. Culver also coached the team.[1]

1895 Notre Dame football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1
Head coach
CaptainDan Casey
Home stadiumBrownson Hall field
Seasons
 1894
1896 
1895 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH)  300
Carthage  200
Washington University  200
Michigan  810
Chicago  1030
Wittenberg  520
Minnesota  730
Wisconsin  521
Wabash  630
Baldwin–Wallace  310
Notre Dame  310
Illinois  421
Buchtel  320
College of Emporia  320
Doane  320
Chicago P&S  321
Purdue  430
Indiana  431
Northwestern  650
Butler  220
Cincinnati  330
Kalamazoo  110
Michigan State Normal  330
North Dakota Agricultural  110
North Dakota  110
Ohio State  442
Iowa Agricultural  340
Ohio  230
Rush-Lake Forest  460
Ohio Wesleyan  241
Haskell  120
Iowa State Normal  120
Lake Forest  120
Northwestern Law  120
Drake  140

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19Northwestern Law
W 20–0[2]
November 7Illinois Cycling Club
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 18–2[3][4]
November 14Rush-Lake Forest
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
Cancelled [5][6][7]
November 22Indianapolis Light Artillery
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–18[8][9]
November 28Chicago Physicians and Surgeons
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 32–0[10]
  • The team that played against Northwestern Law school on October 19 was technically not the varsity, but was instead made up of candidates for the varsity team.[11]

References

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  1. "Football" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXIX, no. 7. October 19, 1895. p. 111.
  2. "Notre Dame Starts Well". The South Bend Tribune. October 21, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. "Notes of Fall sports". The South Bend Tribune. November 4, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. "Illinois Cycling Club Defeated". The South Bend Tribune. November 8, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  5. "Coach Hadden Is Here". The South Bend Tribune. November 11, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. "Disappointed Notre Dame". The South Bend Tribune. November 14, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. "Local Items" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXIX, no. 10. November 9, 1895. p. 158.
  8. "Only One More Yard". The South Bend Tribune. November 22, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  9. "Notre Dame Blanked". The Indianapolis Journal. November 22, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  10. Burns, William (1895). "Notre Dame, 32; College of P. and S., O." (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic.
  11. "Northwestern "Laws" set at Naight" (PDF). The Notre Dame Scholastic. Vol. XXIX, no. 8. October 26, 1895. p. 123.