1896 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1896 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
Seasons
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1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage     4 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
Missouri     7 5 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
Kansas State     0 1 1
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
Michigan Agricultural     1 2 1
Indiana State Normal     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
Haskell     0 4 0
Doane     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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.