1896 Swarthmore Quakers football team

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The 1896 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 110 to 76. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.[1] Hodge was the captain and quarterback.[2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Headcoach
CaptainHodge
Quick facts Swarthmore Quakers football, Conference ...
1896 Swarthmore Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
CaptainHodge
Home stadiumWhittier 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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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Villanova
L 0–16[3]
October 17Delaware State
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 44–0[4]
October 21at VillanovaVillanova, PAL 0–10
October 24Rutgers
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 10–16[5]
October 31vs. GettysburgHarrisburg, PAL 4–12[6]
November 7Franklin & Marshall
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 0–10
November 11Pennsylvania Military
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 12–6[7]
November 18Haverford
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA (rivalry)
L 6–42[8]
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