1895 Chicago Physicians and Surgeons football team

1895 Chicago Physicians and Surgeons football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2–1
Head coach	Slightham (1st season)
Captain	Wynekoop (right halfback)

1895 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	0	–	0
Carthage			–					2	–	0	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	0	–	0
Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	0
Chicago			–					10	–	3	–	0
Wittenberg			–					5	–	2	–	0
Minnesota			–					7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin			–					5	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					6	–	3	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					3	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					3	–	1	–	0
Illinois			–					4	–	2	–	1
Buchtel			–					3	–	2	–	0
College of Emporia			–					3	–	2	–	0
Doane			–					3	–	2	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					3	–	2	–	1
Purdue			–					4	–	3	–	0
Indiana			–					4	–	3	–	1
Northwestern			–					6	–	5	–	0
Butler			–					2	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati			–					3	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					1	–	1	–	0
North Dakota			–					1	–	1	–	0
Ohio State			–					4	–	4	–	2
Iowa Agricultural			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ohio			–					2	–	3	–	0
Rush-Lake Forest			–					4	–	6	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	4	–	1
Haskell			–					1	–	2	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					1	–	2	–	0
Northwestern Law			–					1	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					1	–	4	–	0

The 1895 Chicago Physicians and Surgeons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois College of Medicine in the 1895 college football season. In the football team's first year of existence[1] the Surgeons achieved a 3–2–1 record and outscored their opponents 76 or 82 to 58.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 30		Irving Athletic Club	Douglas Park Chicago, IL	W 20–0 or 26–0	[2][3]
November 2 or 3		Chicago Dental School	Douglas Park Chicago, IL	W 20–8	[4]
November 9	3:00 P. M.	Hahnemann Medical College	Chicago Athletic Association field Chicago, IL	T 0–0	[5][6]
		Illinois Cycling Club		L 0–18	[7]
November 23		at Proviso	Maywood, IL	W 36–0	[1][8]
November 28		at Notre Dame	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	L 0–32	[9][10]

References

1. "Physicians to Play Proviso". Chicago Tribune. November 23, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
2. "Irvings vs Physicians and Surgeons". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
3. ""Doctors" Defeat the Irvings". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
4. "Slugging Game in Douglas Park". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
5. "Doctors Hard at it". The Inter Ocean. November 7, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
6. "DOCTORS NEVER AGREE, ANYHOW". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
7. "MADE A GOOD RECORD". The Inter Ocean. December 5, 1895. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
8. "Physicians and Surgeons Easily Win from the Proviso Eleven". Chicago Tribune. November 24, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
9. Burns, William (1895). "Notre Dame, 32; College of P. and S., O." (PDF). Notre Dame Scholastic.
10. "DOCTORS BEATEN AT NOTRE DAME". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved May 16, 2020.