1889 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1889 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 0–1–1
Head coach|

* Evans Woollen (1st season)

Captain| Joseph Yakey

Seasons

<- 1888

1891 ->

1889 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Miami (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0
Butler |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Iowa College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
South Dakota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1
Minnesota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0
Purdue |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Dakota Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
Northwestern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wabash |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Indiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1
Iowa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wisconsin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0

The 1889 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1889 college football season. In Indiana's third season of intercollegiate football, Evans Woollen, a 24-year-old Yale University graduate, served as the school's football coach. Indiana played only two games, a 6–6 tie with DePauw and a 40–4 loss to Wabash.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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November 16| 2:00 p.m.| Wabash| Bloomington, IN| L 4–40| [2][3]
November 23| | at DePauw| Greencastle, IN| T 6–6| [4]

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## References

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1. ^ "The "I" Men of Indiana - A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
2. ^ "State University Badly Defeated By Wabash". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "State University Badly Defeated By Wabash (continued)". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "DePauw and State University Elevens Play an Exciting Game". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 24, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "1889 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
6. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice; 1996–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois: Rivalry
* Kentucky: Battle of the Barrel
* Michigan State: Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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* 1887
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