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1896 Swarthmore Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
CaptainHodge
Home stadiumWhittier Field
Seasons
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1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fordham   –   1 – 0 – 0
Lafayette   –   11 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   14 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   11 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   10 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 0
Storrs   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 0
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Rutgers   –   6 – 6 – 0
Carlisle   –   5 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   4 – 5 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 2
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Univ. Penn.   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 1
Swarthmore   –   2 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire   –   1 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   0 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1896 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 110 to 76. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.[1] Hodge was the captain and quarterback.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Villanova
L 0–16[3]
October 17Delaware State
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 44–0[4]
October 21at VillanovaVillanova, PAL 0–10
October 24Rutgers
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 10–16[5]
October 31vs. GettysburgHarrisburg, PAL 4–12[6]
November 7Franklin & Marshall
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 0–10
November 11Pennsylvania Military
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 12–6[7]
November 18Haverford
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 6–42[8]

References

  1. ^ "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Football at Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1896. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Villanova Defeats Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. October 1, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Swarthmore, 44; Del. State Col., 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutgers Downs Swarthmore: Closely Contested Game, the Score Being 16 to 10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Swarthmore Defeated: Gettysburg Gets Away With the Quakers, 12 to 4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Swarthmore, 12; P.M.C., 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1896. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Haverford the Winner". The Philadelphia Times. November 19, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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