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1896 Notre Dame football team

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1896 Notre Dame football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainFrank E. Hering
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage     4 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 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1896 college football season. Frank E. Hering was the team's captain and coach. The team compiled a 4–3 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 160 to 50.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Chicago Physicians and SurgeonsSouth Bend, INL 0–4[1]
October 14ChicagoSouth Bend, INL 0–18[2]
October 27South Bend Athletic ClubSouth Bend, INW 46–0[3]
October 31AlbionSouth Bend, INW 24–0[4]
November 14PurdueSouth Bend, IN (rivalry)L 22–28[5]
November 20Highland ViewsSouth Bend, INW 82–0[6][7]
November 26BeloitSouth Bend, INW 8–0[8]

References

  1. ^ "DOCTORS DEFEAT NOTRE DAME". Chicago Tribune. 1896-10-09. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. ^ "EARN THEIR VICTORY". The Inter Ocean. 1896-10-15. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. ^ "NOTRE DAME WINS A GOOD GAME". Chicago Tribune. 1896-10-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  4. ^ "NOTRE DAME SHUTS OUT ALBION". Chicago Tribune. 1896-11-01. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. ^ "Purdue Has Close Call: Notre Dame Makes Five Touchdowns Against Her". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1896. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NON-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONS READY". Chicago Tribune. 1896-11-19. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  7. ^ "Highland Views Are Badly Beaten". Chicago Tribune. 1896-11-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  8. ^ "NOTRE DAME IN THE FRONT RANK". Chicago Tribune. 1896-11-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-29.