1896 Wesleyan Methodists football team

American college football season July 2026 July 2026 1896 Wesleyan Methodists football Independent 4–5–1 William T. Bull 5th Wilson The 1896 Wesleyan Methodists football team represented Wesleyan University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by William T. Bull in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Methodists compiled a record of 4–5–1. Schedule October 7 l y Williams Weston Field Williamstown, MA 0–6 800 Williams 6 Wesleyan 0.—Team Work of Both Elevens Poor and Contests is Marked by Many Brilliant Individual Plays https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200408637/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 8, 1896 5 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 10 w 1896 Worcester Tech Worcester Tech Middletown, CT 12–4 Wesleyan Defeats Worcester "Techs" https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune/200944256/ New-York Tribune New York, New York October 11, 1896 10 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com October 14 4:00 p.m. l y Harvard Soldiers' Field Boston, MA 0–28 Plays Wesleyan.—Harvard Game to Begin At 4 Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200411801/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 14, 1896 4 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com Once In Danger.—Wesleyan Gets Chance to Drop a Goal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200411943/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 15, 1896 7 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 17 w Amherst Wesleyan campus Middletown, CT 6–0 200 Wesleyan Outplays Amherst https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/200393352/ The New-York Times New York, New York October 18, 1896 3 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT 0–16 Wesleyan's Good Game.—Yale, However, Won By A Score Of 16-0 Yesterday https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200944442/ The Daily Morning Journal and Courier New Haven, Connecticut October 22, 1896 3 July 5, 2026 Newspapers.com Yale, 16; Wesleyan, 0 Boston Post October 22, 1896 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16354930/yale_16_wesleyan_0/ Newspapers.com October 28 l y Amherst Pratt Field Amherst, MA 4–6 400 Amherst 6, Wesleyan 4.—Tyler Kicks a Goal After Amherst's Touchdown and Wesleyan Fails to Do So When She Scores https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200393947/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 29, 1896 8 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 31 w 1896 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Wesleyan camnpus Middletown, CT 28–4 Wesleyan Beats Tufts.—Mitchell Score on the Visitors' Only Touchdown on a Play Around the End in the First Half https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200944442/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 1, 1896 15 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 7 3:00 p.m. t y Army The Plain West Point, NY 12–12 A Tie Game At West Point https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/200944865/ The New-York Times New York, New York November 8, 1896 3 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 14 2:30 p.m. w 1896 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT) Middletown, CT rivalry 24–12 1,000 Trinity-Wesleyan To-day.—The Betting is 5 to 3 on the Middletown Boys https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/200945222/ The New-York Times New York, New York November 14, 1896 7 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com Trinity Beaten By Wesleyan.—A Game That Was Witnessed by More than a Thousand https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/200945102/ The New-York Times New York, New York November 16, 1896 3 July 4, 2026 Newspapers.com November 21 l y Lafayette Lafayette Field Easton, PA 0–18 Lafayette Wins From The Wesleyan Boys The Philadelphia Inquirer November 22, 1896 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-lafayette-wins/166466552/ Newspapers.com 1896 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wesleyan-ct/1896-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference July 4, 2026 References Wesleyan Methodists team Category:Wesleyan Cardinals football seasons Wesleyan Methodists football team