1896 Washington football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1896 Washington Washington Huskies football File:University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1896 (MOHAI 1459).jpg 280px Independent Champions of Seattle 2–3 Ralph Nichols 2nd Jack Lindsayhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tacoma-daily-ledger-1896-uw-washingt/188331152/ YMCA Park The 1896 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its second season under coach Ralph Nichols, the team compiled a 2–3 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 40 to 20. Jack Lindsay was the team captain. Schedule October 24 l Seattle Athletic Club YMCA Park Seattle, WA 4–6 300 Balliet Was King https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer/160190076/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington October 25, 1896 3 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Port Townsend Athletic Club Port Townsend, WA 0–18 100 Won In The First https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer/160190440/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington November 16, 1896 3 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 21 Postponed (weather) Seattle Athletic Club YMCA Park Seattle, WA 1896-11-21 1896 UW vs. SAC football game pregame https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1896-uw-vs-sac-f/178530378/ 2025-09-30 The Post-Intelligencer 31896-11-22 1896 UW Washington football SAC Seattle Athletic Club postponed snow https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1896-uw-washingto/178530111/ 2025-09-30 The Post-Intelligencer 3 November 28 2:30 p.m. Cancelled Port Townsend Athletic Club YMCA Park Seattle, WA https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1896-uw-football/188331875/1896-11-29 1896 Washington Football game cancelled Port Townsend https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1896-washington-f/178528345/ 2025-09-30 The Post-Intelligencer 3 December 12 3:30 p.m. l y Multnomah Athletic Club Multnomah Field Portland, OR 0–10 100 Seattle Is Shut Out https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian/160191211/ The Sunday Oregonian Portland, Oregon December 13, 1896 20 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com December 15, 1896 2:30 p.m. w Seattle YMCA YMCA Park Seattle, WA 4–0 100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1896-uw-washingto/188086342/ Collegians Victors https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer/160190571/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington December 16, 1896 3 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com December 19 2:30 p.m. w Seattle Athletic Club YMCA Park Seattle, WA 12–6 500 Topics In Sport.—The S. A. C. and U. Of W. Football Teams To Play Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer/160190790/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington December 19, 1896 3 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com S. A. C. Meets Defeat https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer/160190911/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington December 20, 1896 3 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com 1896 Football Schedule https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/1896 The University of Washington Athletics December 2, 2024 2024 Football Media Guide https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/washington.sidearmsports.com/documents/2024/8/8/2024_UW_Football_Media_Guide.pdf The University of Washington Athletics 151 December 2, 2024 Preseason By the first week of October, practice had resumed for the University of Washington football team."U of W Athletics: The Football Team Will Be Lighter Than Last Year," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, vol. 30, no. 143 (Oct. 6, 1896), p. 3. Head coach Ralph Nichols put the team through its paces, assisted by team captain Jack Lindsay, a halfback in 1895 projected as fullback in 1896. Professor Van der Veer was placed in charge of physical training, centered around running on the school's track. "The uniform will be purple and gold stripes in both the sweater and the stockings," a contemporary news report noted. The team captain for 1895, a center named Harris, did not return for the 1896 season. References Washington Category:Washington Huskies football seasons Washington football