The 1894 college football season was the season of

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played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1894–95 academic year. The 1894 Yale Bulldogs football team compiled a perfect 16–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 485 to 13, and has been recognized as the national champion by the

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, Helms Athletic Foundation, and National Championship Foundation, and as co-champion by

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. Penn also compiled a perfect record (12–0) and was recognized as the co-national champion by Parke H. Davis. Despite suffering losses to both Yale and Penn,

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was recognized as the national champion under the Houlgate System. All eleven players selected by

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and Walter Camp to the 1894 All-America college football team came from the Big Three (Princeton, Yale, and

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) or Penn. Six of the honorees have been inducted into the

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: halfback George Brooke, end Frank Hinkey (Yale), end Charlie Gelbert, tackle

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(Princeton), guard Art Wheeler (Princeton), and guard Bill Hickok (Yale). New programs established in 1893 included

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, and Texas A&M. On November 29, college football was first played in the state of

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by Stetson University.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

*Three conferences began play in 1894: ** Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association – active until 1899 **

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– now a Division III conference ** Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association – active until 1942 *Two conferences played their final seasons in 1894: ** Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association – founded in 1890 ** Middle States Intercollegiate Football League – founded in 1893

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

Membership changes

Conference standings

Major conference standings

Independents

Minor conferences

Minor independents

See also

References