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1896 Washington football team

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1896 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
CaptainJack Lindsay
Home stadiumYMCA Park
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gonzaga     2 0 0
Wyoming     2 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 1
California     6 2 2
Stanford     2 1 1
Oregon     2 1 0
Utah     3 2 0
Saint Mary's     1 1 0
Washington     2 3 0
Nevada State     1 2 0
Oregon Agricultural     1 2 0
Utah Agricultural     0 1 0
New Mexico A&M     0 2 0
USC     0 3 0

The 1896 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its second season under coach Ralph Nichols, the team compiled a 2–3 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 40 to 20. Jack Lindsay was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 24Seattle Athletic ClubL 4–6300[1]
November 14at Port Townsend Athletic ClubPort Townsend, WAL 0–18100[2]
December 123:30 p.m.at Multnomah Athletic ClubL 0–10100[3]
December 15Seattle YMCA
  • YMCA Park
  • Seattle, WA
W 4–0100[4]
December 192:30 p.m.Seattle Athletic Club
  • YMCA Park
  • Seattle, WA
W 12–6500[5][6]

Preseason

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By the first week of October, practice had resumed for the University of Washington football team.[9] Head coach Ralph Nichols put the team through its paces, assisted by team captain Jack Lindsay, a halfback in 1895 projected as fullback in 1896.[9] Professor Van der Veer was placed in charge of physical training, centered around running on the school's track.[9]

"The uniform will be purple and gold stripes in both the sweater and the stockings," a contemporary news report noted.[9]

The team captain for 1895, a center named Harris, did not return for the 1896 season.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Balliet Was King". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. October 25, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Won In The First". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. November 16, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Seattle Is Shut Out". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 13, 1896. p. 20. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Collegians Victors". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. December 16, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Topics In Sport.—The S. A. C. and U. Of W. Football Teams To Play Today". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. December 19, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "S. A. C. Meets Defeat". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. December 20, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "1896 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 151. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "U of W Athletics: The Football Team Will Be Lighter Than Last Year," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, vol. 30, no. 143 (Oct. 6, 1896), p. 3.