1891 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1891 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 1–5 (0–5 IIAA)
Head coach|

* Billy Herod (1st season)

Captain| John Shafer
Home stadium| Indiana University grounds

Seasons

<- 1889

1892 ->

1891 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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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

* $ - Conference champion

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]

## Schedule

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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|

* State fair grounds
* Indianapolis, IN

| L 6–52| 600–700| [3]
October 31| 2:30 p.m.| DePauw|

* Indiana University grounds
* Bloomington, IN

| L 4–62| | [4]
November 7| 3:00 p.m.| at Butler|

* State fair grounds
* Indianapolis, IN

| L 6–26| | [5]
November 14| | at Purdue| West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)| L 0–60| 1,200| [6]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Eastern time

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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. ^ "The Wabash Scarlet Wins". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 18, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Butler Boys Are Victorious". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 25, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "The De Pauws Are Terrors". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 1, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Butler Again The Winner". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 8, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Score Only 60 To 0". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 15, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "1891 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
8. ^ "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

Seasons|

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