1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1896 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Alfred E. Bull, the Hawkeyes compiled a 7â1â1 record (3â0â1 in conference games), won the WIUFA championship, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 132 to 12.[1] It was the first Iowa football team to win a conference championship. The Hawkeyes defeated Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska; their sole loss was to Chicago.
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WIUFA champion | |
| Conference | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Record | 7â1â1 (3â0â1 WIUFA) |
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| Home stadium | Iowa Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa $ | 2 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Kinney Holbrook, who played end on the 1895 and 1896 teams, was Iowa's first African-American football player.[2] He was later inducted into the Iowa Letterwinners Club Hall of Fame.[3]
Iver Iverson, who played center, was the team captain.[4] The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | Drake* | W 32â0 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | at Chicago* | L 0â6 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | Kansas |
| W 6â0 | 2,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | Wilton* |
| W 27â0 | |||
| November 9 | at Missouri | W 12â0 | [8] | |||
| November 14 | at Grinnell* | Grinnell, IA | W 15â6 | [9] | ||
| November 21 | at Des Moines YMCA* | Des Moines, IA | W 34â0 | |||
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m | vs. Nebraska | T 0â0 | [10] | ||
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m | vs. Nebraska |
| W 6â0 | [11] | |
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Players
- Ralph Blackmore, guard
- Paul Coldren, quarterback
- Charles Edmonds
- Richard Gaines
- John Gardner
- Festus Griffin, quarterback
- Samuel Hobbs, fullback
- Carleton Holbrook, halfback
- Iver Iverson, center and captain
- Kalita Leighton, guard/tackle
- Harry McNeil
- Joseph Meyers, halfback
- James Stanton, tackle
- Charles Thomas, end
- James C. Walker, tackle/guard
