1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football
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WIUFA champion
Conference Western Interstate University Football Association
Record7–1–1 (3–0–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
Home stadium Iowa Field
Seasons
←  1895
1897  →
1896 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa $ 2 –0 –17 –1 –1
Kansas 2 –1 –07 –3 –0
Nebraska 1 –1 –16 –3 –1
Missouri 0 –3 –07 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1896 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Alfred E. Bull, the Hawkeyes compiled a 7–1–1 record (3–0–1 in conference games), won the WIUFA championship, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 132 to 12. [1] It was the first Iowa football team to win a conference championship. The Hawkeyes defeated Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska; their sole loss was to Chicago.

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Frank Kinney Holbrook, who played end on the 1895 and 1896 teams, was Iowa's first African-American football player. [2] He was later inducted into the Iowa Letterwinners Club Hall of Fame. [3]

Iver Iverson, who played center, was the team captain. [4] The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Drake *
W 32–0 [5]
October 10at Chicago *
L 0–6 [6]
October 26 Kansas
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 6–02,000 [7]
November 4Wilton*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 27–0
November 9at Missouri
W 12–0 [8]
November 14at Grinnell * Grinnell, IA W 15–6 [9]
November 21at Des Moines YMCA* Des Moines, IA W 34–0
November 263:30 p.mvs. Nebraska
T 0–0 [10]
November 283:00 p.mvs. Nebraska
  • University Park
  • Omaha, NE
W 6–0 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 238.
  2. ↑ "Frank 'Kinney' Holbrook — Tipton native was Iowa's first Black football player". Iowa History Journal. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 211.
  4. ↑ 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220.
  5. ↑ "Iowa Wins Its First Game". Chicago Tribune . October 4, 1896. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Shuts Out Hawkeye Team". The Chicago Chronicle. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Iowa Defeats Kansas". The Topeka State Journal . October 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Iowa Vs. Missouri". The Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital. November 10, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grinnell Is Beaten". The Chicago Chronicle. November 15, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Nebraska-Iowa Game". The Courier . November 28, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Iowa the Victor". The Chicago Chronicle. November 29, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ 2022 Media Guide, pp. 250-258.
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