1896 Southwestern Presbyterian football team

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1896 Southwestern Presbyterian football
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Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–3 (0–2 SIAA)
Seasons
1897 
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 3 0 06 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 04 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 23 2 2
Auburn 3 1 03 1 0
Texas 1 1 04 2 1
Alabama 1 1 02 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 03 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 03 3 0
Tennessee 0 0 04 0 0
Tulane 1 2 03 2 0
Nashville 0 1 10 1 1
Mercer 0 2 10 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 10 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 00 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 2 00 3 0
Cumberland (TN)     
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1896 Southwestern Presbyterian football team represented Southwestern Presbyterian in the 1896 college football season. [1] It was the school's first team, and played its first game against Vanderbilt.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at Nashville Nashville, TN L 6–28 [2]
October 28 Nashville Athletic Club
L 0–18 [3]
November 11 Vanderbilt
  • Baseball Park
  • Clarksville, TN
L 0–36 [4]

References

  1. "Football Team, 1896". Rhodes College Digital Archives. 1896. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  2. "Two football games played". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.A.C.'s defeat S.W.P.U. at Clarksville". The Nashville American. October 29, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Foot ball yesterday; The S.W.P.U. team defeated the Vanderbilt eleven, score 36 to 0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.