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1896 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSoden's Grove
Seasons
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1898 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage   –   4 – 0 – 0
St. Ignatius College Chicago   –   1 – 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
Beloit   –   2 – 1 – 3
Missouri   –   7 – 5 – 0
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
College of Emporia   –   2 – 3 – 0
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
Kansas State   –   0 – 1 – 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 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team represented College of Emporia as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by Vernon Louis Parrington in his fourth and final season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 2–2. The College of Emporia played home game at Soden's Grove in Emporia, Kansas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10at Kansas
L 0–26150[1][2]
October 12at Ottawa (KS)
L 0–30[3][4]
October 20WashburnEmporia, KSNo contest [5]
November 143:30 p.m.vs. Kansas State Normal
  • Soden's Field
  • Emporia, KS
W 12–0[6][7]
November 26Haskell
  • Soden's Field
  • Emporia, KS
W 32–6[8]

Second team schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17Emporia High School
L 4–6[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas Beat Emporia Easily". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. October 11, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Jayhawkers Won Easily From Emporia". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 11, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Emporia's Team Weak". The Topeka State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. October 13, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Ottawa Vs. Emporia". Ottawa Daily Republican. Ottawa, Kansas. October 13, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Football With C. OE[sic] E." The Washburn Mid-Continent. Topeka, Kansas. October 21, 1896. p. 14. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "[untitled]". Emporia Daily Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. November 13, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "College Gets The Cup". Emporia Daily Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. November 16, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Emporia Won: Gained a Big Victory Over Our Red Brothers From Haskell". The Emporia Gazette. November 27, 1896. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The High School Won". Emporia Daily Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. October 19, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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