The 1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1896 Western Conference 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 Conference, 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.
| 1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (1–2 Western) |
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| Captain | Jack Harrison |
| Home stadium | Athletic Park |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at South High School* | Minneapolis, MN | W 34–0 | |||
| September 26 | Minneapolis Central High School* | Minneapolis, MN | W 50–0 | |||
| October 3 | Carleton* | Minneapolis, MN | W 16–6 | |||
| October 10 | Grinnell* | Minneapolis, MN | W 12–0 | |||
| October 17 | Purdue | Minneapolis, MN | W 14–0 | 3,500 | [1] | |
| October 24 | Iowa Agricultural* | Minneapolis, MN | W 18–6 | |||
| October 31 | Ex-Collegiates* | Minneapolis, MN | W 8–0 | |||
| November 7 | Michigan |
| L 4–6 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| November 21 | at Wisconsin | Madison, WI (rivalry) | L 0–6 | |||
| November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Kansas* | W 12–0 | [3][4] | ||
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Roster
edit- Ends, Jack 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[5]: 54
References
edit- ^ "Purdue Goes Down". The Saint Paul Globe. October 18, 1896. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gave Them a Great Battle". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 8, 1896. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas Versus Minnesota". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 28, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Victory For Minnesota". Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
