1895 Illinois Cycling Club football team

The 1895 Illinois Cycling Club football team was an American football team that represented the Illinois Cycling Club in the 1895 college football season. The Illinois Cycling Club played the Cycling Club from Lake View for the "Chicago Cycling Club Championship" on Thanksgiving Day. The prize was a white rooster that had been traded by the two teams since at least the year prior. In 1894, Illinois Cycling Club defeated the Lake View Cycling Club to take possession of this rooster, which became their team mascot. Lake View CC was undefeated coming into the contest[2], but fell to the Illinois cyclists 0 to 16 in front of a Thanksgiving crowd of 2,000, which was exactly the same as the final score for the 1894 contest. After the game, Lake View asserted that the game would not count to determine the championship, as the field was snowy and small. Illinois agreed, and the championship was split between the two teams.[3]

1895 Illinois Cycling Club football
ConferenceIndependent
1895 record6–2
Head coachWilliam C. Malley[1] (1st season)
CaptainMurphy (fullback)
1895 Athletic Club football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Crescent AC   –    08 –2 –1
Greensburg AA   –    08 –2 –1
Chicago AA   –    10 –3 –1
Illinois CC   –    06 –2 –0
Pittsburgh AC   –    06 –3 –0
Noblesville AC   –    05 –2 –1
Newton AA   –    04 –4 –1
Louisville AC   –    02 –4 –0
Hyde Park AA   –    00 –3 –2

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Austin Athletic ClubAustin, ILW 18–0[4]
October 12Riverside Athletic ClubRiverside, ILW 16–6[5]
October 193:30 P. M.Rush-Lake Forest
L 6–10[6][7]
Chicago Physicians and SurgeonsW 18–0[8]
November 2Palatine Athletic ClubPalantine, ILW 32–0[9][10]
November 7Notre DameSouth Bend, INL 2–18[11]
November 9Proviso GiantsMaywood, ILW 34–0[12][13]
November 2810:00 A. M.Lake View Cycling Club
  • Northwest City League Ball Park
  • Chicago, IL (Chicago Cycling Club Championship)
W 16–02,000[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Second team schedule

The Cycling Club's second team played one game, against the secondary from Irving Park on Thanksgiving.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 28Irving Park Athletic ClubChicago, IL [20]

References
  1. "MADE A GOOD RECORD". The Inter Ocean. 1895-12-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. "LAKE VIEW WANTS ITS ROOSTER". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-28. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. "LAKE VIEW PROTESTS THE GAME". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-30. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. "Illinois Cycling club vs the Austins". Chicago Tribune. 1895-10-06. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  5. "Clipped From Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 1895-10-14. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  6. "Lake Forest to Play the Bikes". Chicago Tribune. 1895-10-19. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  7. "BICYCLISTS PLAY HARD FOOTBALL". Chicago Tribune. 1895-10-20. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  8. "MADE A GOOD RECORD". The Inter Ocean. 1895-12-05. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  9. "Illinois Cycling Club vs Palatines". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  10. "Illinois Cycling Club vs Palatine Athletic Club". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-03. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  11. "Illinois Cycling Club Defeated". The South Bend Tribune. 1895-11-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  12. "Football Games Scheduled for Today". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-09. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  13. "CYCLISTS WIN A GAME AT MAYWOOD". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-10. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  14. "Illinois Cycling Club Will Enjoy Life". The Inter Ocean. 1895-11-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  15. "Illinois Cyclers and Lake View". The Inter Ocean. 1895-11-21. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  16. "Cyclists to Play for a Rooster". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  17. "WILL CONTEST FOR THE ROOSTER". The Inter Ocean. 1895-11-26. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  18. "LAKE VIEW WANTS ITS ROOSTER". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-28. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  19. "WINS IT A SECOND TIME". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-29. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  20. "Irving Parks to Play the Barringtons". Chicago Tribune. 1895-11-28. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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