1896 Storrs Aggies football team

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The 1896 Storrs Aggies football team represented Storrs Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, as an independent during the 1896 college football season. This was the first year that the school fielded a football team. The Aggies completed the season with a record of 5–3, against a mix of nearby high school and YMCA teams.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Headcoach
  • None
CaptainBeardsley
Quick facts Storrs Aggies football, Conference ...
1896 Storrs Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainBeardsley
Home stadiumAthletic Fields
Seasons
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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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Rockville High SchoolRockville, CTW 16–6
October 10at Norwich Free AcademyNorwich, CTL 6–22
October 17Willimantic YMCA
W 16–0[3]
October 24Willimantic YMCA
  • Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 6–0[4]
October 31Middletown High School
  • Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 0–4[5]
November 7at Willimantic High SchoolWillimantic, CTW 16–8
November 14Willimantic High School
  • Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 4–0
November 26at Middletown High School
  • Pameacha grounds
  • Middletown, CT
L 0–16[6]
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Roster

More information Storrs 1896 roster ...
Storrs 1896 roster

Guards

  • Clark
  • Savage

Tackles

  • Minor
  • W. N. Hawley
Center
  • Parker

Ends

  • C. B. Hawley
  • Pentecost
Backs
  • Edwin S. Mansfield
  • Beardsley (C)
  • Ontrop
  • Webb
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