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1896 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1896 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainEmmett O. King
Home stadiumAthletic Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
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
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 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In their first season under head coach Madison G. Gonterman, the Hoosiers compiled a record of 5–3.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3DePauw
L 4–22[1]
October 10Noblesville Athletic Club (IN)
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–8[2]
October 17Knightstown Athletic Club (IN)
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 50–0[3]
October 243:00 p.m.at Butler
W 22–6[4][5]
October 31Cincinnati
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 16–0[6]
November 7Wabash
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 38–0[7]
November 14at Louisville Athletic Club (KY)
L 14–24[8][9]
November 21DePauw
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 12–0[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "The College Gridiron—De Pauw Defeats I. U., 22 To 4, In The Season's First Game". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 4, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "I. U. Team Loses Again". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 11, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Bloomington Wins One". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 18, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Ready For The Game". Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 23, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "U. Of I. Waxed By I. U." Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 25, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "I. U., 16; Cincinnati, 0". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 8, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "I. U., 38; Wabash, 0". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 8, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Lost And Won—L. A. C. and Indiana University Play A See-Saw Game". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 15, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "L. A. C., 24; I. U., 14". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 15, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "De Pauw Was Blanked". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. November 22, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "1896 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.