The 1891 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1891 college football season. In Indiana's fourth season of intercollegiate football, Billy Herod served as the school's football coach. Indiana played six games and compiled a 1–5 record. The team's 30–0 victory over the Louisville Athletic Club was the first in the history of the Indiana University football program.[1]
| 1891 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–5 (0–5 IIAA) |
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| Captain | John Shafer |
| Home stadium | Indiana University grounds |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| Louisville Athletic Club* | W 30–0 | |||||
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Wabash | Bloomington, IN | L 0–28 | [2] | |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at Butler |
| L 6–52 | 600–700 | [3] |
| October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | DePauw |
| L 4–62 | [4] | |
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Butler |
| L 6–26 | [5] | |
| November 14 | at Purdue | West Lafayette, IN (rivalry) | L 0–60 | 1,200 | [6] | |
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References edit
- ^ "The "I" Men of Indiana - A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
- ^ "The Wabash Scarlet Wins". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 18, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Butler Boys Are Victorious". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 25, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "The De Pauws Are Terrors". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 1, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Butler Again The Winner". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 8, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Score Only 60 To 0". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 15, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1891 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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