| 1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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WIUFA champion | |
| Conference | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Record | 7–1–1 (3–0–1 WIUFA) |
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| Home stadium | Iowa Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1896 college football season. It was the first Hawkeye football team to win a conference championship. The Hawkeyes went undefeated against the likes of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska and had only one loss, to Chicago. The team allowed only 12 points the entire season.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | Drake* | W 32–0 | [1] | |||
| October 10 | at Chicago* | L 0–6 | [2] | |||
| October 26 | Kansas |
| W 6–0 | 2,000 | [3] | |
| November 4 | Wilton* |
| W 27–0 | |||
| November 9 | at Missouri | W 12–0 | [4] | |||
| November 14 | at Grinnell* | Grinnell, IA | W 15–6 | [5] | ||
| November 21 | at Des Moines YMCA* | Des Moines, IA | W 34–0 | |||
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m | vs. Nebraska | T 0–0 | [6] | ||
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m | vs. Nebraska |
| W 6–0 | [7] | |
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References
- ↑ "Iowa Wins Its First Game". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1896. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Shuts Out Hawkeye Team". The Chicago Chronicle. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Iowa Defeats Kansas". The Topeka State Journal. October 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Iowa Vs. Missouri". The Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital. November 10, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grinnell Is Beaten". The Chicago Chronicle. November 15, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Nebraska-Iowa Game". The Courier. November 28, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Iowa the Victor". The Chicago Chronicle. November 29, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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