1896 Beloit football team

1896 Beloit football
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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
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
Drake   –   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 Beloit football team was an American football team that represented Beloit College in the 1896 college football season. Under first-year head coach Charles M. Hollister, Beloit compiled a 2–1–3 record and outscored their opponents 86 or 92 to 24.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26WhitewaterBeloit, WIW 32–0[1]
October 3Armour InstituteBeloit, WIW 44–0[2]
October 10at Northwestern
T 6–6[3]
October 17Chicago Physicians and SurgeonsBeloit, WIT 4–4[4]
October 31WisconsinBeloit, WIL 0–6 or 6–6[5]
November 26at Notre Dame
L 0–8[6]

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References

  1. ^ "BELOIT DEFEATS WHITEWATER". The Inter Ocean. September 27, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "BELOIT BEATS ARMOUR INSTITUTE". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Beloit Ties the Score". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "CLOSELY PLAYED GAME AT BELOIT". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "TEAMS ARE EVENLY MATCHED". The Inter Ocean. November 1, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "NOTRE DAME IN THE FRONT RANK". Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Beloit College Football Record Book" (PDF). Beloit College Athletics. June 14, 2023. pp. 21–22. Retrieved March 12, 2024.