1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football

Conference	Independent
1895 record	4–2–1
Head coach	George Huff (1st season)
Captain	Robert J. Hotchkiss
Home 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.^[1] Fullback Robert J. Hotchkiss was the team captain.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 5	Wabash*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 48–0
October 12	at Chicago Athletic Assoc.*	Washington Park Field • Chicago, IL	L 0–8
October 19	Illinois College*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 79–0
October 26	at Wisconsin*	Randall Field • Madison, WI	T 10–10
November 2	Lake Forest*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	W 38–0
November 23	Northwestern*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL (Series)	W 38–4
November 29	at Purdue*	Stuart Field • West Lafayette, IN (Series)	L 2–6
*Non-conference game.

Source: SR/College Football^[1]

Substitutes

Source: University of Illinois^[4]

1 2 "1895 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
↑ "Illinois Football Captains". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
↑ "1895 Roster". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

Illinois Fighting Illini football
Venues	Illinois Field (1890–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri Northwestern: (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, 1945–2008; Land of Lincoln Trophy, 2009–present) Ohio State (Illibuck) Purdue (Purdue Cannon) Michigan
Culture & lore	Illinois Loyalty "Oskee Wow-Wow" Marching Illini Gene Honda Fighting Illini Sports Network Chief Illiniwek
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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