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1896 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Seasons
1897 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage     4 0 0
Washburn     6 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     8 2 0
Central Michigan     3 1 0
Miami (OH)     3 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 0
Detroit College     5 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 1 1
Heidelberg     2 1 0
Ohio     4 2 1
Indiana     5 3 0
Missouri     7 5 0
Beloit     2 1 3
Butler     4 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 0
Notre Dame     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 3 1
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 2 0
Kansas State     0 1 1
Ohio State     5 5 1
Lake Forest     3 4 1
Mount Union     3 4 1
Wabash     3 4 0
Drake     2 3 0
Chicago P&S     2 4 2
Michigan Agricultural     1 2 1
Indiana State Normal     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
Haskell     0 4 0
Doane     0 5 0

The 1896 Detroit College Tigers football team represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) during the 1896 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 66 to 40 and finished with a 5–2 record in their first year of intercollegiate football. [1] [2] The team's head coach was William S. Robinson.

Fullback Leo J. Keena

In the only intercollegiate football game of the season, Detroit was shut out by St. Ignatius College by a 20 to 0 score on Thanksgiving Day. [3]

Leo J. Keena played at the fullback position for the 1896 Detroit team, [4] and later played for Michigan from 1897 to 1899. Ernest O'Brien was the captain of the 1896 team. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15Detroit School for Boys
W 20–0 [5] [6]
October 22Hubbard Cadets
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 24–0 [7]
October 29Kappa Gamma Psi of Detroit High School
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–16 [8]
Detroit alumniW 30–0 [1]
November 12Union Athletic Club
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 32–0 [4]
November 19Hubbard CadetsDetroit, MIW [9] [10]
November 26 St. Ignatius College Chicago
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–20 [3]

Players

The team included the following players:

References

  1. ^ a b "Detroit Yearly Results (1896-1900)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "University of Detroit Football Collection". University of Detroit. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Garnet and Gold Won: St. Ignatius College Beat the Detroit Boys 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1896. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "College Boys Won". The Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "First Game for Detroit College". The Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The College Juniors Won the Game". The Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Football: Students Shut Out Soldiers". The Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Football: College and High School To-Day". The Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "College and Cadets Meet To-day". The Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1896. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Detroit College Beat the Cadets". The Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ernest A. O'Brien, Federal Judge, Dies". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1948. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ex-Dem Chairman Debo Dies". Detroit Free Press. March 8, 1960. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Msg. M. W. Chawke, Flint Pastor, Dies at 79". Detroit Free Press. January 30, 1950. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1896 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Seasons
1897 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage     4 0 0
Washburn     6 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     8 2 0
Central Michigan     3 1 0
Miami (OH)     3 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 0
Detroit College     5 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 1 1
Heidelberg     2 1 0
Ohio     4 2 1
Indiana     5 3 0
Missouri     7 5 0
Beloit     2 1 3
Butler     4 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 0
Notre Dame     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 3 1
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 2 0
Kansas State     0 1 1
Ohio State     5 5 1
Lake Forest     3 4 1
Mount Union     3 4 1
Wabash     3 4 0
Drake     2 3 0
Chicago P&S     2 4 2
Michigan Agricultural     1 2 1
Indiana State Normal     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
Haskell     0 4 0
Doane     0 5 0

The 1896 Detroit College Tigers football team represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) during the 1896 college football season. Detroit outscored opponents by a combined total of 66 to 40 and finished with a 5–2 record in their first year of intercollegiate football. [1] [2] The team's head coach was William S. Robinson.

Fullback Leo J. Keena

In the only intercollegiate football game of the season, Detroit was shut out by St. Ignatius College by a 20 to 0 score on Thanksgiving Day. [3]

Leo J. Keena played at the fullback position for the 1896 Detroit team, [4] and later played for Michigan from 1897 to 1899. Ernest O'Brien was the captain of the 1896 team. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15Detroit School for Boys
W 20–0 [5] [6]
October 22Hubbard Cadets
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 24–0 [7]
October 29Kappa Gamma Psi of Detroit High School
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–16 [8]
Detroit alumniW 30–0 [1]
November 12Union Athletic Club
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 32–0 [4]
November 19Hubbard CadetsDetroit, MIW [9] [10]
November 26 St. Ignatius College Chicago
  • Michigan Athletic Association grounds
  • Detroit, MI
L 0–20 [3]

Players

The team included the following players:

References

  1. ^ a b "Detroit Yearly Results (1896-1900)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "University of Detroit Football Collection". University of Detroit. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Garnet and Gold Won: St. Ignatius College Beat the Detroit Boys 20 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1896. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "College Boys Won". The Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "First Game for Detroit College". The Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The College Juniors Won the Game". The Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Football: Students Shut Out Soldiers". The Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Football: College and High School To-Day". The Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "College and Cadets Meet To-day". The Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1896. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Detroit College Beat the Cadets". The Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ernest A. O'Brien, Federal Judge, Dies". Detroit Free Press. October 10, 1948. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ex-Dem Chairman Debo Dies". Detroit Free Press. March 8, 1960. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Msg. M. W. Chawke, Flint Pastor, Dies at 79". Detroit Free Press. January 30, 1950. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

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