1896 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1896 Indiana Hoosiers football 1896IndianaFootball.jpg Independent 5–3 Madison G. Gonterman 1st Emmett O. King Athletic Field The 1896 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In their first season under head coach Madison G. Gonterman, the Hoosiers compiled a record of 5–3. Schedule Eastern October 3 l 1896 DePauw DePauw Athletic Park Greencastle, IN 4–22 The College Gridiron—De Pauw Defeats I. U., 22 To 4, In The Season's First Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137528271/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana October 4, 1896 7 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 l Noblesville Athletic Club (IN) Athletic Field Bloomington, IN 6–8 I. U. Team Loses Again https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137528382/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana October 11, 1896 3 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 w Knightstown Athletic Club (IN) Athletic Field Bloomington, IN 50–0 Bloomington Wins One https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137528429/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana October 18, 1896 3 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 3:00 p.m. w y 1896 Butler Christians Butler Base-ball Park (on East Ohio Street) Indianapolis, IN 22–6 Ready For The Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/137528648/ Indianapolis News Indianapolis, Indiana October 23, 1896 9 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com U. Of I. Waxed By I. U. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137528563/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana October 25, 1896 6 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 w Cincinnati Athletic Field Bloomington, IN 16–0 I. U., 16; Cincinnati, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137528837/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana November 8, 1896 3 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 w 1896 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Athletic Field Bloomington, IN 38–0 I. U., 38; Wabash, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137528776/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana November 8, 1896 7 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Louisville Athletic Club (KY) League Baseball Park Louisville, KY 14–24 Lost And Won—L. A. C. and Indiana University Play A See-Saw Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137528914/ The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky November 15, 1896 8 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com L. A. C., 24; I. U., 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137529027/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana November 15, 1896 2 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 21 w 1896 DePauw Tigers DePauw Athletic Field Bloomington, IN 12–0 De Pauw Was Blanked https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-journal/137529104/ Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, Indiana November 22, 1896 2 December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com 1896 Football Schedule https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1896 Indiana University December 29, 2023 Indiana Football 2023 Record Book https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf Indiana University 11 December 28, 2023 Personnel Roster + Name Personnel YearEdgar Allen BinfordQuarterbackFrank Wayne RayCenterCarl Elbert EndicottLeft TackleTreadwayHamiltonGillespieSparksLeft GuardWilliam D. YoutslerLeft HalfbackLee F. HuntRight HalfbackPolkRight EndEmmett O. King (C)Right GuardDodgeLeft TackleDaniel Walter SheekLeft EndBeardsleyRight TacklePattonScottFullback 1896 The 1896 Arbutus yearbook (P0025660) http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/archives/photos/P0025660 September 8, 2026 IU Digital Collections, Archives Photograph CollectionNovember 8, 1896 State University outclassed the Crawfordsville Eleven https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IJ18961108.1.3&srpos=4&e=-09-1896--11-1896--en-20--1--txt-txIN-state+football------ September 8, 2026 Indianapolis Journal 3 Hoosier State Chronicles Staffing Madison G. Gonterman, coach Henry Thew Stephenson, manager References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers football seasons Indiana Hoosiers football