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1895 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1895 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

The 1895 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota as an independent the 1895 college football season. It was the only season under head coach Pudge Heffelfinger.

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On January 11, 1895, the Presidents of several schools met in a preliminary meeting and formed a group which would become the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, known today as the Big Ten Conference.[1]: 14 

As a result of this emerging conference, this season was Minnesota's last season as an independent. Minnesota won its first ever match with Chicago with a last minute touchdown to win a very close, physical game by a score of 10–6.[2]: 26  Financially, the team rebounded from some lean years. They "secured a large subscription from the business men of the city, the attendance at all of the games was good, and at the close of the season there was a large surplus in the treasury."[2]: 26 

Schedule

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Roster

  • Ends, Jack Harrison (left end); Thomas M. Kehoe (right end)
  • Tackles, John S. Dalrymple (left tackle); Willis J. Walker (right tackle)
  • Guards, Augustus T. Larson (captain and left guard); George A.E. Finlayson (right guard)
  • Center, James C. Fulton
  • Quarterback, Charles E. Adams
  • Halfbacks, George T. Pettibone (left halfback); Henry C. Loomis (right halfback)
  • Fullback, H.A. Parkyn
  • Substitutes, Clinton L. Walker, Martin Teigen, Ivan A. Parry, Stanley H. Bissell, John B. Loomis, H.B. Gilbert
  • Trainer, Edward "Dad" Moulton
  • Coach, Pudge Heffelfinger[2]: 48 

References

  1. [1]
    Men's Intercollegiate Athletic Department of the University of Minnesota (1981). Ralph Turtinen (ed.). 100 Years of Golden Gopher Football. John Roberts.
  2. [2]
    The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
  3. [3]
    "Minnesota Vs. Iowa Agricultural". The Sunday Chronicle. Chicago, Illinois. October 20, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved July 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. [4]
    "Crape on the Door". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 30, 1895. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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