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
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
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

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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

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  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