1896 Delaware football team

1896 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–6
Head coach
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
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