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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
Home stadiumBrownson Hall field
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 Surgeons
L 0–4[1]
October 14Chicago
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
L 0–18[2]
October 27South Bend Commercial-Athletic Club
W 46–0[3]
October 31Albion
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 24–0[4]
November 14Purdue
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
L 22–28[5]
November 20Highland Views
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 82–0[6][7]
November 26Beloit
  • Brownson Hall field
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 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.