1894 Wisconsin Badgers football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1894 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainTheron Lyman
Home stadiumRandall Field
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve     7 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 0 0
Baldwin–Wallace     1 0 0
Buchtel     1 0 0
Michigan     9 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     5 1 0
Notre Dame     3 1 1
Minnesota     3 1 0
Washburn     3 1 0
Wittenberg     6 2 0
Doane     5 2 0
Wisconsin     5 2 0
Chicago     14 7 1
Beloit     6 3 0
Washington University     2 1 0
Ohio State     6 5 0
Illinois     4 3 0
Oberlin     4 3 1
Cincinnati     3 3 0
Drake     2 2 0
Mount Union     4 5 0
Lake Forest     3 4 0
Miami (OH)     1 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan     1 3 0
Rush Medical     3 6 0
Northwestern     1 5 0
Ohio     0 1 0
South Dakota     0 2 0

The 1894 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Hiram O. Stickney, the Badgers compiled a record of 5–2. The team's captain was Theron Lyman.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Chicago Athletic AssociationW 22–41,500[2][3]
October 15Purdue
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
L 0–6 (forfeit)[4]
October 20at ChicagoW 30–0
October 273:00 p.m.at Chicago Athletic Association
L 4–16[5][6]
October 29Iowa
W 44–0[7]
November 3at BeloitBeloit, WIW 46–0
November 17Minnesota
W 6–0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Football 2021 Fact Book" (PDF). Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. p. 143. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "C. A. A. Team Beaten". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 7, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Chicago Athletics Beaten". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 7, 1894. p. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Purdue Won Easily". The Indianapolis Journal. October 16, 1894. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin And C. A. A. To Meet". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 27, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Bruises And Points". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 28, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "She Couldn't Score". Portage Daily Democrat. October 30, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.