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
Georgia Tech   –  2 –2 –1
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

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.

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 icon.
  3. ↑ "Delaware College Loses". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. October 5, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Delaware Vs. Conference Academy". The Evening Journal. October 30, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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