1895 Michigan Wolverines football team
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 5 Michigan Military Academy Regents Field Ann Arbor , MI W 34-0
October 12 Detroit Athletic Club Regents Field Ann Arbor , MI W 42-0 600
October 19 Western Reserve Regents Field Ann Arbor , MI W 64-0 400
October 26 Lake Forest Regents Field Ann Arbor , MI W 40-0 400
November 2 Oberlin Regents Field Ann Arbor , MI W 42-0 700
November 9 at Harvard Soldier 's Field Boston , MA L 0-4 6,000
November 16 Purdue Regents Field Ann Arbor , MI W 12-10 1,000
November 23 vs. Minnesota Baseball Park Detroit , MI ( rivalry ) W 20-0 3,500
November 28 at Chicago Marshall Field Chicago , IL ( rivalry ) W 12-0 10,000
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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. 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).