1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1895

| team = Illinois Fighting Illini

| sport = football

| image = 1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg

| image_size = 285

| conference = Independent

| record = 4–2–1

| head_coach = George Huff

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Robert J. Hotchkiss

| stadium = Illinois Field

}}

The 1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1895 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Huff, the Illini compiled a 4–2–1 record.{{cite web|title=1895 Illinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 16, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1895-schedule.html}} Fullback Robert J. Hotchkiss was the team captain.{{cite web|title=Fighting Illini Football Record Book|publisher=University of Illinois|year=2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|page=156|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Illinois Football Captains|website=FightingIllini.com|publisher=University of Illinois|access-date=December 28, 2016|url=http://fightingillini.com/sports/2016/8/10/football-captains.aspx}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1895|team=Wabash Little Giants|title=Wabash}}

| site_stadium = Illinois Field

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 48–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Chicago Athletic Association

| site_stadium = Washington Park Field

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| score = 0–8

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1895|team=Illinois College Blueboys|title=Illinois College}}

| site_stadium = Illinois Field

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 79–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Randall Field

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| score = 10–10

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = Rush-Lake Forest

| site_stadium = Illinois Field

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| score = 38–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = w

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Illinois Field

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 38–4

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Stuart Field

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 2–6

| attend = 5,000–7,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Bully for Purdue: Sucker State Varsity Football Team Defeated at Lafayette|newspaper=The Indianapolis Journal|date=November 29, 1895|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21129643/bully_for_purdue_sucker_state_varsity/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

Roster

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Baum, Harry W. RHB
Beadle, Thomas B. LE
Beebe, Charles D. RG
Branch, James M. LE
Cooper, Paul H. RE
Fischer, Leon E. LG
Hadsall, Harry H. LE
Hotchkiss, R.J. FB (captain)
Kiler, William H. FB
McKee, James H. QB
Pfeffer, James E. RT
Pixley, Arthur H. LT
Schacht, Frederick W. RE
Sconce, Harvey J. LHB
Sweney, Don LG
Thorby, C. Jacobson RHB
Zimmerman, Walter H. C

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Substitutes

Beatty, J.W. RHB
Burkland, Theo L. FB
Forbes, Stuart F. LE
Merker, Henry F. LG

Source: University of Illinois{{cite web|title=1895 Roster|publisher=University of Illinois|access-date=December 28, 2016|website=FightingIllini.com|url=http://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_1890_1899.aspx?#1895}}

References

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