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1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1896 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 2 0 1 7 1 1
Michigan 2 1 0 9 1 0
Northwestern 2 1 1 6 1 2
Chicago 3 2 0 15 2 1
Minnesota 1 2 0 8 2 0
Illinois 0 2 1 4 2 1
Purdue 0 2 1 4 2 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1896 college football season. The 1896 season was the first season under head coach Alexander Jerrems and was the first season of competition in the Big Ten, or Western Conference as it was commonly referred to at the time. Minnesota won its first ever conference game over Purdue but lost its other two matches to Michigan and Wisconsin.

Schedule

09/19/1896at South High School*Minneapolis, MNW 34–0 09/26/1896Minneapolis Central High School*Minneapolis, MNW 50–0 10/03/1896Carleton*Minneapolis, MNW 16–6 10/10/1896Grinnell*Minneapolis, MNW 12–0 10/17/1896PurdueMinneapolis, MNW 14–0 10/24/1896Iowa State*Minneapolis, MNW 18–6 10/31/1896Ex-Collegiates*Minneapolis, MNW 8–0 11/07/1896MichiganMinneapolis, MNL 4–6 11/21/1896at WisconsinMadison, WIL 0–6 11/28/1898at Kansas*Lawrence, KSW 12–0

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Roster

  • Ends, John M. Harrison (captain and left end), Henry A. Scandrett (right end)
  • Tackles, Ivan A. Perry (left tackle), A.M. Smith (right tackle)
  • Guards, George A.E. Finlayson (left guard), Everhard P. Harding (right guard)
  • Center, James C. Fulton
  • Quarterbacks, George E. Cole, Richard E. Woodworth
  • Halfbacks, S.W. Bagley (right half), Martin Teigen, Elbridge L. Heath (left half)
  • Fullback, Harry C. Loomis
  • Substitutes, Clinton L. Walker, John Taresh, Carl S. Jorgens, Lloyd Sperry, Claude Nicoulin, L. Eugene Parker, Conrad H. Christopherson
  • Trainer, Edward "Dad" Moulton
  • Coach, Alexander Jerrems[1]: 54 

References

  1. ^ The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.