1896 Cornell Big Red football team

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The 1896 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1896 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Sanford, the Big Red compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 162 to 82.[1]

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Record5–3–1
Headcoach
Quick facts Cornell Big Red football, Conference ...
1896 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Beacham
Home stadiumPercy Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fordham â€“ 1–0–0
Lafayette â€“ 11–0–1
Princeton â€“ 10–0–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 8–0–1
Penn â€“ 14–1–0
Yale â€“ 13–1–0
Pittsburgh College â€“ 11–2–0
Buffalo â€“ 9–1–2
Villanova â€“ 10–4–0
Bucknell â€“ 5–2–1
Harvard â€“ 7–4–0
Boston College â€“ 5–3–0
Storrs â€“ 5–3–0
Cornell â€“ 5–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–2
Temple â€“ 3–2–0
Army â€“ 3–2–1
Rutgers â€“ 6–6–0
Carlisle â€“ 5–5–0
Holy Cross â€“ 2–2–2
Brown â€“ 4–5–1
Wesleyan â€“ 4–5–1
Dickinson â€“ 4–5–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 3–4–2
Geneva â€“ 3–4–0
Penn State â€“ 3–4–0
Colgate â€“ 3–4–1
Amherst â€“ 3–6–1
Western Univ. Penn. â€“ 3–6–0
Lehigh â€“ 2–5–0
Tufts â€“ 2–6–1
Swarthmore â€“ 2–6–0
New Hampshire â€“ 1–4–0
Drexel â€“ 1–5–0
Massachusetts â€“ 0–4–0
Rhode Island â€“ 0–4–0
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Colgate
W 6–0
October 3 Syracuse
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 22–0
October 10 Western Reserve
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 48–0
October 17 Tufts
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 18–0
October 24 Harvard
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
L 4–13
October 31at Princeton Princeton, NJL 0–376,000[2]
November 7 Bucknell
  • Percy Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 54–0[3]
November 14vs. Williams Buffalo, NYT 0–0
November 26at PennL 10–32
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