1896 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1896 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Frank Patterson, the team compiled a 7â5 record.
| 1896 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Record | 7â5 (0â3 WIUFA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Thomas R. Shawhan |
| Home stadium | Rollins Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Iowa Agricultural | L 0â12 | ||||||
| October 12 | Tarkio |
| W 72â0 | |||||
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Illinois |
| L 0â10 | [1][2][3] | |||
| October 26 | Nebraska |
| L 4â8 | |||||
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Vanderbilt |
| W 26â6 | [4] | |||
| November 9 | Iowa |
| L 0â12 | [5] | ||||
| November 14 | at Wentworth Military |
| W 42â0 | |||||
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Kansas | L 0â30 | 15,000 | [6][7][8] | |||
| December 12 | at Dallas Athletic Club |
| W 28â0 | 3,000 | [9] | |||
| December 14 | 3:45 p.m. | at Texas | W 10â0 | [10] | ||||
| December 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Austin Mutes |
| W 39â0 | [11][12] | |||
| December 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at San Antonio YMCA |
| W 29â0 | [13] | |||
| December 21 | at King Wilhelm's Royals |
| cancelled |
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| December 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Austin YMCA | Austin TX | W 18â0 (exhibition) | [14][15] | |||
| December 25 | vs. Texas |
| W 12â0 (exhibition) | 3,000 | [16] | |||
| December 29 | vs. Texas |
| T 0â0 (exhibition) | [17] | ||||
| January 2 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Texas |
| W 18â6 (exhibition) | 300 | [19][18] | ||
