1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football

WIUFA champion

Conference| Western Interstate University Football Association
Record| 7–1–1 (3–0–1 WIUFA)
Head coach|

* Alfred E. Bull (1st season)

Home stadium| Iowa Field

Seasons

<- 1895

1897 ->

1896 Western Interstate University Football Association standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Iowa $  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Kansas | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Nebraska | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Missouri | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1896 college football season. It was the first Hawkeye football team to win a conference championship. The Hawkeyes went undefeated against the likes of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska and had only one loss, to Chicago. The team allowed only 12 points the entire season.

## Schedule

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October 3| | Drake*|

* Iowa Field
* Iowa City, IA

| W 32–0| | [1]
October 10| | at Chicago*|

* Marshall Field
* Chicago, IL

| L 0–6| | [2]
October 26| | Kansas|

* Iowa Field
* Iowa City, IA

| W 6–0| 2,000| [3]
November 4| | Wilton*|

* Iowa Field
* Iowa City, IA

| W 27–0| |
November 9| | at Missouri|

* Rollins Field
* Columbia, MO

| W 12–0| | [4]
November 14| | at Grinnell*| Grinnell, IA| W 15–6| | [5]
November 21| | at Des Moines YMCA*| Des Moines, IA| W 34–0| |
November 26| 3:30 p.m| vs. Nebraska|

* University Park
* Omaha, NE (rivalry)

| T 0–0| | [6]
November 28| 3:00 p.m| vs. Nebraska|

* University Park
* Omaha, NE

| W 6–0| | [7]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Iowa Wins Its First Game". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1896. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Shuts Out Hawkeye Team". The Chicago Chronicle. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Iowa Defeats Kansas". The Topeka State Journal. October 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Iowa Vs. Missouri". The Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital. November 10, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Grinnell Is Beaten". The Chicago Chronicle. November 15, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Nebraska-Iowa Game". The Courier. November 28, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Iowa the Victor". The Chicago Chronicle. November 29, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Iowa Hawkeyes football

Venues|

* Iowa Field (1890–1929)
* Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Iowa State
* Minnesota
* Nebraska
* Wisconsin

Culture & lore|

* History
* Herky the Hawk
* "Iowa Fight Song"
* Marching band
* Kinnick Wave

People|

* Head coaches
* Honorees
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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Western Interstate University Football Association champions

* Kansas (1892)
* Kansas & Missouri (1893)
* Nebraska & Missouri (1894)
* Kansas, Nebraska, & Missouri (1895)
* Iowa (1896)
* Nebraska (1897)

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