1896 Delaware football team

1896 Delaware football
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Record0–6
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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 33:30 p.m.Villanova
L 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

  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