1896 Beloit football team

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1896 Beloit football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–2
Head coach
CaptainHinckly (fullback)
Seasons
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1897 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage     4 0 0
Washburn     6 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     8 2 0
Central Michigan     3 1 0
Miami (OH)     3 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 0
Detroit College     5 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 1 1
Heidelberg     2 1 0
Ohio     4 2 1
Indiana     5 3 0
Missouri     7 5 0
Beloit     2 1 3
Butler     4 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 0
Notre Dame     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 3 1
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 2 0
Kansas State     0 1 1
Ohio State     5 5 1
Lake Forest     3 4 1
Mount Union     3 4 1
Wabash     3 4 0
Drake     2 3 0
Chicago P&S     2 4 2
Michigan Agricultural     1 2 1
Indiana State Normal     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
Haskell     0 4 0
Doane     0 5 0

The 1896 Beloit football team was an American football team that represented Beloit College in the 1896 college football season. Under first-year head coach Charles M. Hollister, Beloit compiled a 2–1–3 record and outscored their opponents 86 or 92 to 24.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26WhitewaterBeloit, WIW 32–0[1]
October 3Armour InstituteBeloit, WIW 44–0[2]
October 10at Northwestern
T 6–6[3]
October 17Chicago Physicians and SurgeonsBeloit, WIT 4–4[4]
October 31WisconsinBeloit, WIL 0–6 or 6–6[5]
November 26at Notre Dame
L 0–8[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "BELOIT DEFEATS WHITEWATER". The Inter Ocean. September 27, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "BELOIT BEATS ARMOUR INSTITUTE". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Beloit Ties the Score". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "CLOSELY PLAYED GAME AT BELOIT". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "TEAMS ARE EVENLY MATCHED". The Inter Ocean. November 1, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "NOTRE DAME IN THE FRONT RANK". Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF). Beloit College Athletics. June 14, 2023. pp. 21–22. Retrieved March 12, 2024.