1896 Delaware football team

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1896 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–6
Head coach
Seasons
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1897 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     6 0 1
Texas A&M     2 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     1 0 0
Virginia     7 2 2
VPI     5 2 1
Navy     5 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 0
Clemson     2 1 0
Columbian     2 1 0
Georgia Tech     2 2 1
Add-Ran     1 1 1
Centenary     1 1 0
VMI     3 4 0
North Carolina     3 4 1
Furman     2 3 0
Ole Miss     1 2 0
West Virginia     3 7 2
South Carolina     1 3 0
Erskine     0 1 0
William & Mary     0 2 0
Davidson     0 1 0
Delaware     0 6 0

The 1896 Delaware football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1896 college football season.[1] The team was led by its first head coach, Ira Pierce, and compiled a record of 0–6.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 33:30 p.m.VillanovaL 0–14[2][3]
October 17at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAL 0–44
October 24HaverfordNewark, DEL 0–24
October 313:30 p.m.Wilmington Conference AcademyRiverview, DEL 0–12[4]
November 18at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 0–14
November 21HaverfordWilmington, DEL 0–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1896 Football Schedule".
  2. ^ "Delaware College And Villa Nova". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 3, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Delaware College Loses". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 5, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Delaware Vs. Conference Academy". The Evening Journal. October 30, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon