1895 Occidental football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1895 Occidental Tigers football Independent 6–0 None Salem W. Goodale Southern California champion The 1895 Occidental football team represented Occidental College as an independent during the 1895 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0, including a victory over USC, and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 6. At the end of the season, the Los Angeles Athletic Club declared Occidental to be the Southern California football champion.The Occidentals: Personnel of the Champion Football Team of the South The Los Angeles Times December 23, 1895 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43271816/the_occidentals_personnel_of_the/ Newspapers.com Salem Wales Goodale played at the right halfback position and was the team's captain. Goodale was an Amherst College alumnus. An Occidental professor, Goodale was placed in charge of athletics at Occidental and became known as "the Walter Camp of the West."Ad for Los Angeles Military Academy The Land of Sunshine: A Magazine of California and The West 1897 https://books.google.com/books?id=m6Y-AQAAMAAJ&dq=salem+goodale+occidental&pg=PA135-IA3 Other key players included "Little Lewis" Murray at left end, Pedro Recio at left tackle, Will Salisbury at left guard, V. Place at center, A. L. Randall at right guard, J. Ramsaur at right tackle, Winthrop Blackstone at right end (also team manager), Bradshaw at quarterback, Will Edwards at left halfback, and Will Ramsaur at fullback. Schedule y October 7 1895 Whittier Poets Whittier Occidental gridiron Los Angeles, CA W 8-6 A Football Game The Los Angeles Times October 8, 1895 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43268540/a_football_game/ Newspapers.com October 12 1895 Caltech Beavers Throop Occidental campus Los Angeles, CA W 16-0 Football Los Angeles Times October 13, 1895 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43268286/football/ Newspapers.com October 21 Los Angeles Academy Occidental campus Los Angeles, CA W 34-0 Lively Football Match Between Los Angeles Academy and Occidental College Los Angeles Herald October 22, 1895 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43267278/lively_football_match_between_los/ Newspapers.com November 18 USC Agricultural Park Los Angeles, CA W 10-0 Victory for Occidentals Los Angeles Times November 19, 1895 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43268111/victory_for_occidentals/ Newspapers.comOccidental College Defeats the University of Southern California Los Angeles Herald November 19, 1895 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43267537/occidental_college_defeats_the/ Newspapers.com November 2 at Santa Ana North Main Street athletic park Santa Ana, CA W 22-0 A Spirited Game of Football at Santa Ana The Los Angeles Times November 3, 1895 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43267915/a_spirited_game_of_football_at_santa_ana/ Newspapers.com December 16 1895 Pomona Sagehens Pomona Athletic Park Los Angeles CA (rivalry) W 16-0 Occidental Wins the Game: Pomona Was Beaten Yesterday at Athletic Park by a Score of 16 to 0 Los Angeles Herald December 17, 1895 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43270066/occidental_wins_the_game_pomona_was/ Newspapers.com References Occidental Category:Occidental Tigers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Occidental Football