1894 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1894 Minnesota Golden Gophers football 1894 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.png 285 Independent 3–1 Thomas Cochran 1st Everhart P. Harding Athletic Park 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. The General Alumni Association Martin Newell The History of Minnesota Football The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota 1928 24 Schedule October 13 w 1894 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Minneapolis, MN 10–2 October 27 w Purdue Athletic Park Minneapolis, MN 24–0 2,500 Matchless Ski-U-Mah's The Minneapolis Tribune October 28, 1894 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21137143/matchless_skiumahs/ Newspapers.com November 10 w 1894 Beloit Buccaneers Beloit Minneapolis, MN 40–0 November 17 l y Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI rivalry 0–6 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-badgers-gain-glory/200420248/ Chicago Daily Tribune Badgers gain glory November 18, 1894 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com Roster 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 & Herbert A. ParkynAssociation University of Minnesota General Alumni https://books.google.com/books?id=fXwXAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA48&dq=%22H.+A.+Parkyn%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiX_r_biriRAxUYmWoFHc5LLbUQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false The History of Minnesota Football 1928 General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota en48 Substitutes, Edward W. Matthews, William H. Condit, Thomas M. Kehoe, Charles E. Slusser, Joel G. Winkjer, George T. Pettibone Coach, Tom Cochrane Jr.43 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football Category:1890s in Minneapolis