1895 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1895 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1895 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach William McCauley, the team compiled an 8–1 record, won seven of their games by shutouts, and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 266 to 14.

1895 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
  • William McCauley (2nd season)
CaptainFrederick W. Henninger
Home stadiumRegents Field
1895 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH)    3 0 0
Carthage    2 0 0
Washington University    2 0 0
Michigan    8 1 0
Chicago    10 3 0
Wittenberg    5 2 0
Minnesota    7 3 0
Wisconsin    5 2 1
Wabash    6 3 0
Illinois    4 2 1
Baldwin–Wallace    3 1 0
Notre Dame    3 1 0
Northwestern    6 5 0
Purdue    4 3 0
Indiana    4 3 1
Buchtel    3 2 0
Doane    3 2 0
Chicago P&S    3 2 1
Butler    2 2 0
Cincinnati    3 3 0
Michigan State Normal    3 3 0
North Dakota Agricultural    1 1 0
North Dakota    1 1 0
Ohio State    4 4 2
Iowa Agricultural    3 4 0
Ohio    2 3 0
Rush-Lake Forest    4 6 0
Ohio Wesleyan    2 4 1
Haskell    1 2 0
Iowa State Normal    1 2 0
Lake Forest    1 2 0
Northwestern Law    1 2 0
Drake    1 4 0

The 1895 Wolverines won their first five games by a combined score of 220 to 0. The sole loss of the season was a 4–0 setback against the Harvard Crimson, then one of the three great football powers. Michigan finished the season with a 12–0 win over Western rival, Amos Alonzo Stagg's Chicago Maroons. Undefeated against Western opponents, the 1895 Wolverines laid claim to the Western football championship.

Frederick W. Henninger was the team captain. Six Michigan players received All-Western honors: Gustave Ferbert (first-team halfback), John A. Bloomingston (first-team fullback), James Hooper (first-team guard), Frank Villa (first-team tackle), Henry M. Senter (first-team end), and James Baird (substitute quarterback).

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