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
1895 record6–4–1 (1–1 AFU)
Head coachFrederick R. M. Knowles (elected manager)[1] (1st season)
CaptainOliver, Hutchinson
Home stadiumOrange Oval

Schedule
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
  • Eastern Park
  • Brooklyn, NY
L (forfeit)[12]
November 163:15 p.m.vs. Yale*
  • Manhattan Field
  • Manhattan, NY
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
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 9Elmira Athletic Club
  • Orange Oval
  • Orange, NJ
W 6–0[16]

Consolidated team schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
DecemberEntre Nous ClubPaterson, NJL 0–10[17]
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References
  1. "Orange's Football Team". The New York Times. 1895-10-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  2. "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. "Orange Gives A Sorry Exhibition". Chicago Tribune. 1895-10-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. "Syracuse A. A. Defeated". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. 1895-10-13. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. "Yale 24; Orange 12". The New York Times. 1895-10-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  6. "Football, Orange Oval, To-day, 3:30". The Sun. 1895-10-19. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  7. "Orange Wins A Practice Game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1895-10-24. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  8. "General Sporting Notes". New-York Tribune. 1895-10-26. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  9. "Great Struggle On Orange Oval". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-03. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  10. "Orange A. C. men Score Decisively On The Home Gridiron". The Sun. 1895-11-06. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  11. "Orange Whips the Middies". The New York Times. 1895-11-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  12. "Played An Imaginary Eleven". The Buffalo Sunday Morning News. 1895-11-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  13. "Orange Was Held Down". Washington Times. 1895-11-17. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  14. "Notes About Town". The Montclair Times. 1895-11-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  15. "Orange Defeats Elizabeth Men". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-29. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  16. "Elmira Handicapped". The Brooklyn Citizen. 1895-11-10. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  17. "Orange Athletic Club All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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