1896 Drake Bulldogs football team

1896 Drake Bulldogs football
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Record2–3
Head coach
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage   –   4 – 0 – 0
St. Ignatius College Chicago   –   1 – 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
Beloit   –   2 – 1 – 3
Missouri   –   7 – 5 – 0
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
College of Emporia   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ohio State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Lake Forest   –   3 – 4 – 1
Mount Union   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 4 – 0
  –   2 – 3 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   2 – 4 – 2
Hillsdale   –   2 – 4 – 0
Kansas State   –   0 – 1 – 1
Indiana State Normal   –   0 – 1 – 0
Buchtel   –   0 – 1 – 0
Washington University   –   0 – 2 – 0
Doane   –   0 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1896 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Fred Rogers, the team compiled a 2–3 record and was outscored by a total of 98 to 28.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at IowaL 0–32[2]
October 10at Monmouth (IL)Monmouth, ILW 16–10
October 11at Monmouth (IL)Monmouth, ILW 12–2
October 24GrinnellDes Moines, IAL 0–48
November 7at KnoxGalesburg, ILL 0–6

References

  1. ^ "2015 Drake Football Media Guide". Drake University. p. 99.
  2. ^ "Iowa Wins Its First Game". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1896. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.