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1894 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1
Head coach
CaptainEverhart P. Harding
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
Case   –   4 – 3 – 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Team represented the University of Minnesota as an independent during the 1894 college football season. It was Minnesota's only season under head coach Thomas Cochran, and it featured Minnesota's first trip to Madison, Wisconsin, a game which they were heavily favored to win. However, Wisconsin won a hard-fought game with a score of 6–0. The season also featured Minnesota's first game against Purdue, resulting in a decisive 24–0 victory.[1]: 24 

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13GrinnellMinneapolis, MNW 10–2
October 27Purdue
  • Athletic Park
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 24–02,500[2]
November 10BeloitMinneapolis, MNW 40–0
November 17at WisconsinMadison, WI (rivalry)L 0–6

Roster

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  • Center, A. E. Finlayson
  • Guards, Everhart P. Harding (captain and right guard); Augustus T. Larson (left guard)
  • Tackles, Willis J. Walker (right tackle); John S. Dalrymple (left tackle)
  • Ends, Jack Harrison (left end); William F. Dalrymple (right end)
  • Quarterback, Charles H. Van Campen
  • Halfbacks, Walter N. Southworth (right half); Charles E. Adams (left half)
  • Fullback, Henry C. Cutler
  • Substitutes, Edward W. Matthews, William H. Condit, Thomas M. Kehoe, Charles E. Slusser, Joel G. Winkjer, George T. Pettibone
  • Coach, Tom Cochrane Jr.[1]: 43 

References

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  1. ^ a b The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
  2. ^ "Matchless Ski-U-Mah's". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 28, 1894. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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