1896 Delaware football team

The 1896 Delaware football team was an American football team that represented Delaware College (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1896 college football season.[1] The team was led by its first head coach, Ira Pierce, and compiled a record of 0–6.

1896 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–6
Head coach
1896 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre    6 0 1
Texas A&M    2 0 1
Oklahoma    2 0 0
North Carolina A&M    1 0 0
Virginia    7 2 2
VPI    5 2 1
Navy    5 3 0
Arkansas    2 1 0
Clemson    2 1 0
Columbian    2 1 0
Add-Ran    1 1 1
Centenary    1 1 0
VMI    3 4 0
North Carolina    3 4 1
Furman    2 3 0
Ole Miss    1 2 0
West Virginia    3 7 2
South Carolina    1 3 0
Erskine    0 1 0
William & Mary    0 2 0
Davidson    0 1 0
Delaware    0 6 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 33:30 p.m.VillanovaL 0–14[2][3]
October 17at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAL 0–44
October 24HaverfordNewark, DEL 0–24
October 313:30 p.m.Wilmington Conference AcademyRiverview, DEL 0–12[4]
November 18at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 0–14
November 21HaverfordWilmington, DEL 0–6

References

  1. "1896 Football Schedule".
  2. "Delaware College And Villa Nova". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 3, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Delaware College Loses". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 5, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Delaware Vs. Conference Academy". The Evening Journal. October 30, 1896. p. 1 via Newspapers.com. open access
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