GOLDEN GOPHER FOOTBALL
Gopher Football 1896 Season
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1896 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
W/L/T |
Score |
| 09/19/1896 |
@ South High |
W |
34-0 |
| 09/26/1896 |
@ Mpls. Cent. H.S. |
W |
50-0 |
| 10/03/1896 |
Carleton |
W |
16-6 |
| 10/10/1896 |
Grinnell |
W |
12-0 |
| 10/17/1896 |
Purdue (4-2-1) |
W |
14-0 |
| 10/24/1896 |
Iowa State |
W |
18-6 |
| 10/31/1896 |
Ex-Collegiates |
W |
8-0 |
| 11/07/1896 |
Michigan (9-1) |
L |
4-6 |
| 11/21/1896 |
@ Wisconsin (7-1-1) |
L |
0-6 |
| 11/28/1896 |
@ Kansas |
W |
12-0 |
|
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1896 Big Ten Standings
| Team |
Conference |
Overall |
| W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
| Wisconsin |
2 |
0 |
1 |
.833 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
.833 |
| Michigan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
.900 |
| Northwestern |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.625 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
.778 |
| Chicago |
3 |
2 |
0 |
.600 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
.816 |
| Minnesota |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.333 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
.800 |
| Illinois |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.167 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
.643 |
| Purdue |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.167 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
.643 |
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Season notes:
Coached by Alexander Jerrems (1st season). There were no polls until 1936.
This season was the first season that the Big Ten played football, although it was called the Western Conference at the time.
Previous season (1895)
Next season (1897)
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