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1896 Furman Baptists football team

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1896 Furman Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1895
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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 Furman Baptists football team represented Furman University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by Frank Sims in his first and only season as head coach, Furman compiled a record of 2–3.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23at Bingham Military School
L 0–12[2]
October 31ClemsonGreenville, SCL 6–14
November 6at WoffordSpartanburg, SC (rivalry)L 0–6
November 13Charleston YMCAW 10–0
November 26South CarolinaGreenville, SCW 12–0

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Bingham winners, Furman's football team loses by a score of 12 to 0". The Asheville Daily Citizen. October 24, 1896. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.