1896 Centre football team

American college football season

1896 Centre football
State champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0–1
Head coach
  • Harry Anderson (1st season)
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1896 Southern college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     6 0 1
Texas A&M     2 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     1 0 0
Virginia     7 2 2
VPI     5 2 1
Navy     5 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 0
Clemson     2 1 0
Columbian     2 1 0
Georgia Tech     2 2 1
Add-Ran     1 1 1
Centenary     1 1 0
VMI     3 4 0
North Carolina     3 4 1
Furman     2 3 0
Ole Miss     1 2 0
West Virginia     3 7 2
South Carolina     1 3 0
Erskine     0 1 0
William & Mary     0 2 0
Davidson     0 1 0
Delaware     0 6 0

The 1896 Centre football team represented Centre College as an independent the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Harry Anderson, Centre compiled a record of 6–0–1. The team outscored its opponents 184–18.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 17 Vanderbilt Danville, KY W 46–0
October 24 at Louisville Athletic Club Louisville, KY W 16–6
October 31 Kentucky State College Danville, KY (rivalry)W 32–0 [2]
November 5 Louisville Athletic Club Danville, KY W 28–0
November 14 at Kentucky State College Lexington, KYW 44–0 [3]
November 26 at Cincinnati
T 12–12 6,000 [4]
November 30 vs. West Virginia Charleston, WV W 6–0 [5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Centre College Football Record". Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ^ ""Old Centre."—The Danville Team beats State College By a Score Of 32 to 0". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 1, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Football—"Old Centre" Wins The State Championship". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 15, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Brilliant—Work of the University". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 27, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Old Centre Wins". The Morning Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. December 1, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Royal Reception". Kentucky Advocate. Danville, Kentucky. December 2, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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