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1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football
WIUFA champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record7–1–1 (3–0–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
Home stadiumIowa Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa $ 2 0 1 7 1 1
Kansas 2 1 0 7 3 0
Nebraska 1 1 1 6 3 1
Missouri 0 3 0 7 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1896 college football season. It was the first Hawkeye football team to win a conference championship. The Hawkeyes went undefeated against the likes of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska and had only one loss, to Chicago. The team allowed only 12 points the entire season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Drake*W 32–0[1]
October 10at Chicago*L 0–6[2]
October 26Kansas
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 6–02,000[3]
November 4Wilton*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 27–0
November 9at MissouriW 12–0[4]
November 14at Grinnell*Grinnell, IAW 15–6[5]
November 21at Des Moines YMCA*Des Moines, IAW 34–0
November 263:30 p.mvs. Nebraska
T 0–0[6]
November 283:00 p.mvs. Nebraska
  • University Park
  • Omaha, NE
W 6–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Iowa Wins Its First Game". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1896. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Shuts Out Hawkeye Team". The Chicago Chronicle. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Iowa Defeats Kansas". The Topeka State Journal. October 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Iowa Vs. Missouri". The Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital. November 10, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grinnell Is Beaten". The Chicago Chronicle. November 15, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nebraska-Iowa Game". The Courier. November 28, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Iowa the Victor". The Chicago Chronicle. November 29, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.