1896 Southwestern Presbyterian football team

1896 Southwestern Presbyterian football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–3 (0–2 SIAA)
Seasons
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Georgia + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Auburn 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
Texas 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Alabama 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Nashville 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 1 – 1
Mercer 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 2 – 1
Central (KY) 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Cumberland (TN)   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Southwestern Presbyterian football team represented Southwestern Presbyterian in the 1896 college football season.[1] It was the school's first team, and played its first game against Vanderbilt.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at NashvilleNashville, TNL 6–28[2]
October 28Nashville Athletic Club
L 0–18[3]
November 11Vanderbilt
  • Baseball Park
  • Clarksville, TN
L 0–36[4]

References

  1. ^ "Football Team, 1896". Rhodes College Digital Archives. 1896. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Two football games played". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.A.C.'s defeat S.W.P.U. at Clarksville". The Nashville American. October 29, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Foot ball yesterday; The S.W.P.U. team defeated the Vanderbilt eleven, score 36 to 0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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