1896 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1896 Drake Bulldogs football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–3
Head coach|

* Fred Rogers (1st season)

Seasons

<- 1895

1897 ->

1896 Midwestern college football independents records

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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 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Fred Rogers, the team compiled a 2–3 record and was outscored by a total of 98 to 28.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 3| at Iowa|

* Iowa Field
* Iowa City, IA

| L 0–32| [2]
October 10| at Monmouth (IL)| Monmouth, IL| W 16–10|
October 11| at Monmouth (IL)| Monmouth, IL| W 12–2|
October 24| Grinnell| Des Moines, IA| L 0–48|
November 7| at Knox| Galesburg, IL| L 0–6|

## References

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1. ^ "2015 Drake Football Media Guide". Drake University. p. 99.
2. ^ "Iowa Wins Its First Game". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1896. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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* Haskins Field/Drake Stadium (1904–1924)
* Drake Stadium (1925–present)

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* Bowl games
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* Northern Iowa

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* Drake University Marching Band
* Johnny Bright incident

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