1895 Orange Athletic Club football team

The 1895 Orange Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the Orange Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1895 college football season. The team played its home games at the Orange Oval in East Orange, New Jersey, compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–1 against AFU opponents), and shut out six opponents.[2]

1895 Orange Athletic Club football
ConferenceAmerican Football Union
Record6–4–1 (1–1 AFU)
Head coach
  • Frederick R. M. Knowles (elected manager)[1] (1st season)
CaptainOliver, Hutchinson
Home stadiumOrange Oval
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Athletic Club football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Entre Nous AA     09 1 0
Pittsburgh AC     07 1 2
Crescent AC     08 2 1
Greensburg AA     08 2 1
Chicago AA     10 3 1
Elmira AC     06 2 0
Illinois CC     06 2 0
New Jersey AC     05 3 0
Orange AC     06 4 1
Duquesne CAC     04 3 1
Noblesville AC     03 3 2
Newton AA     04 4 1
Louisville AC     02 4 0
Hyde Park AA     00 3 2
Syracuse AA     01 5 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Lafayette*L 0–121,500[3]
October 123:30 p.m.Syracuse Athletic Association*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 24–0[4]
October 193:30 p.m.Yale*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
L 12–246,000[5][6]
October 23Orange YMCA*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 24–0[7]
October 263:30 p.m.Princeton*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
T 0–05,000[8]
November 2Lehigh*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 2–0[9]
November 5Chicago Athletic Association*
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 24–09,000[10]
November 9at Navy*Annapolis, MDW 10–6[11]
November 163:30 p.m.vs. Crescent Athletic Club
L (forfeit)[12]
November 163:15 p.m.vs. Yale*
L 0–263,500[13]
November 283:00 p.m.Elizabeth Athletic Club
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 10–0[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game

Second team schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 9Elmira Athletic Club
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 6–0[16]

Consolidated team schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
DecemberEntre Nous ClubPaterson, NJL 0–10[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Orange's Football Team". The New York Times. October 1, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Orange Gives A Sorry Exhibition". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Syracuse A. A. Defeated". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. October 13, 1895. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Football, Orange Oval, To-day, 3:30". The Sun. October 19, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Yale 24; Orange 12". The New York Times. October 20, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Orange Wins A Practice Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 24, 1895. p. 12. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "General Sporting Notes". New-York Tribune. October 26, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Great Struggle On Orange Oval". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Orange A. C. men Score Decisively On The Home Gridiron". The Sun. November 6, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "Orange Whips the Middies". The New York Times. November 10, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "Played An Imaginary Eleven". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. November 17, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Orange Was Held Down". Washington Times. November 17, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "Notes About Town". The Montclair Times. November 23, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "Orange Defeats Elizabeth Men". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "Elmira Handicapped". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 10, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.