1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football 1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.jpg 280px Western Conference Western 8–2 1–2 Alexander Jerrems 1st Jack Harrison Athletic Park The 1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1896 Western Conference football season. The 1896 season was the first season under head coach Alexander Jerrems and was the first season of competition in the Big Ten Conference, or Western Conference as it was commonly referred to at the time. Minnesota won its first ever conference game over Purdue but lost its other two matches to Michigan and Wisconsin. Schedule Central September 19 w y y South High School Minneapolis, MN 34–0 September 26 w y Minneapolis Central High School Minneapolis, MN 50–0 October 3 w y 1896 Carleton Carleton Minneapolis, MN 16–6 October 10 w y 1896 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Minneapolis, MN 12–0 October 17 w Purdue Minneapolis, MN 14–0 3,500 Purdue Goes Down The Saint Paul Globe October 18, 1896 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8071946/purdue_goes_down/ Newspapers.com October 24 w y Iowa Agricultural Minneapolis, MN 18–6 October 31 w y Ex-Collegiates Minneapolis, MN 8–0 November 7 l Michigan Athletic Park Minneapolis, MN rivalry 4–6 5,000 Gave Them a Great Battle The Minneapolis Tribune November 8, 1896 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21700478/gave_them_a_great_battle/ Newspapers.com November 21 l y Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI rivalry 0–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-special-mention-is-due/122928352/ Chicago Daily Tribune Wisconsin opens its season; Lake Forest unable to score against the Badgers October 11, 1896 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 28 2:30 p.m. w y y Kansas Exposition Park Kansas City, MO 12–0 Kansas Versus Minnesota https://www.newspapers.com/article/kansas-city-journal/132967624/ Kansas City Journal Kansas City, Missouri November 28, 1896 6 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Victory For Minnesota https://www.newspapers.com/article/kansas-city-journal/132967827/ Kansas City Journal Kansas City, Missouri November 29, 1896 5 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Roster Ends, Jack Harrison (captain and left end), Henry A. Scandrett (right end) Tackles, Ivan A. Perry (left tackle), A.M. Smith (right tackle) Guards, George A.E. Finlayson (left guard), Everhard P. Harding (right guard) Center, James C. Fulton Quarterbacks, George E. Cole, Richard E. Woodworth Halfbacks, S.W. Bagley (right half), Martin Teigen, Elbridge L. Heath (left half) Fullback, Harry C. Loomis Substitutes, Clinton L. Walker, John Taresh, Carl S. Jorgens, Lloyd Sperry, Claude Nicoulin, L. Eugene Parker, Conrad H. Christopherson Trainer, Edward "Dad" Moulton Coach, Alexander Jerrems The General Alumni Association Martin Newell The History of Minnesota Football The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota 1928 54 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football Category:1890s in Minneapolis