1894 Chicago Athletic Association football team
American football team season
- Harry Cornish (2nd year)
- Jesse Van Doozer[a]
Seasons
The 1894 Chicago Athletic Association football team represented the Chicago Athletic Association, or C. A. A., during the 1894 college football season. In manager Harry Cornish's second year with the athletic club, CAA compiled a 7–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents 130 to 118. The team played its home games at South Side Park, located on the corner of 35th Street and Wentworth Avenue, in Chicago.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Chicago |
| W 12–4 | 3,000 | [2][3] |
October 6 | at Wisconsin |
| L 4–22 | 1,500 | [4][5] | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois |
| W 14–0 | [6][7] | |
October 24 | at Chicago |
| W 30–0 | [8] | ||
October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Wisconsin |
| W 16–4 | [9][10] | |
November 6 | at Boston Athletic Association |
| W 22–0 | [11] | ||
November 10 | at Harvard |
| L 0–36 | 3,500 | [12] | |
November 12 | at MIT |
| T 4–4 | 100 | [13] | |
November 14 | Yale |
| L 0–48 | 1,500 | [14] | |
November 17 | at Allegheny Athletic Association |
| W 24–0 | 1,000 | [15] | |
November 29 | 1:15 p.m. | Dartmouth |
| W 4–0 | 4,000 | [16][17][18][19] |
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Second team schedule
The CAA also operated a 2nd team, which played one known contest against the Chicago Maroons, and lost 20–0.[20]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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October 17 | Chicago | L 0–20 |
Notes
- ^ Appointed captain on October 15.[1]
References
- ^ "Two Football Captains Chosen". The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 16, 1894. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Varsity And Athletics Today". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 29, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Stagg's Men Beaten". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 30, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "C. A. A. Team Beaten". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 7, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chicago Athletics Beaten". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 7, 1894. p. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Football At South Side Park". The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago, Illinois. October 13, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "They Fail To Score". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 14, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chicago Athletics, 30; 'Varsity, 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 25, 1894. p. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wisconsin And C. A. A. To Meet". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 27, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Bruises And Points". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 28, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chicago A. A. Wins". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 7, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ ""Chicagoed": C.A.A. Team No Match for Harvard; Defeated 36 to 0". Boston Post. November 11, 1894. p. 3 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Tie With M. I. T." The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Yale Scores 48". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chicago's Walkover". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Visitors Shut Out". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 30, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Visitors Shut Out (continued)". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chicago On Top". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 30, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Sleet Spoiled The Grounds". Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Team Records Game by Game". September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2020.