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1895 Missouri Tigers football team

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1895 Missouri Tigers football
WIUFA co-champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record7–1 (2–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Young
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri + 2 1 0 7 1 0
Kansas + 2 1 0 6 1 0
Nebraska + 2 1 0 6 3 0
Iowa 0 3 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1895 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1895 college football season. In its first season under head coach C. D. Bliss, the team compiled a 7–1 record (2–1 against WIUFA championship) and finished in a three-way tie with Kansas and Nebraska for the conference championship.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Sedalia Athletic Club*Columbia, MOW 10–0
October 12Vanderbilt*Columbia, MOW 16–0[2]
October 193:00 p.m.vs. Purdue*
W 16–6[3][4]
October 26vs. DePauw*St. Louis, MOW 38–0
November 2vs. Nebraska
L 10–12
November 9vs. Northwestern*St. Louis, MOW 22–18
November 18IowaColumbia, MOW 34–0
November 282:40 p.m.vs. KansasW 10–610,000[5][6][7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Missouri boys are all right, defeated the Vanderbilt boys on the gridiron". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 1895. Retrieved August 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Missouri-Purdue Foot-ball Game". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 19, 1895. p. 6. Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "The Tigers Downed Purdue". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 20, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Missouri's Men Won". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 28, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Tiger! Tiger! M! S! U!". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Tiger! Tiger! M! S! U! (continued)". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.