1896 Stanford football team

American college football season

1896 Stanford football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–1–1
Head coach|

* Harry P. Cross (1st season)

Seasons

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1896 Far West college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Gonzaga |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Wyoming |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Washington Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1
California |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Stanford |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Oregon |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Utah |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Saint Mary's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washington |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Nevada State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Oregon Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Utah Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
New Mexico A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
USC |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1896 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1896 college football season and was coached by Harry P. Cross in the first of his two nonconsecutive seasons with the team.[1] He returned to coach again in 1898. Like the two coaches who preceded him, Cross played football at Yale.[2]

## Schedule

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October 10| 2:30 p.m.| vs. Olympic Club|

* Central Park
* San Francisco, CA

| T 0–0| | [3]
October 24| | vs. Reliance Athletic Club|

* Central Park
* San Francisco, CA

| W 10–0| |
October 31| | vs. Olympic Club|

* Central Park
* San Francisco, CA

| L 0–4| |
November 26| 2:45 p.m.| vs. California|

* Central Park
* San Francisco, CA (rivalry)

| W 20–0| 12,000–20,000| [4][5][6]

## References

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1. ^ Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
2. ^ "Harry P. Cross, 81, Providence Lawyer". The New York Times. March 13, 1955. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
3. ^ "Football.—Olympic Meets Stanford To-Day With Powerful Aggregation". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. October 10, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2025 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Stanford's Cardinal Waves In Triumph O'er California's Blue And Gold". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. November 27, 1896. pp. 1–2. Retrieved January 6, 2025 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Stanford's On Top". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 27, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved January 6, 2025 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "The Cardinal Is Winner". The Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved January 6, 2025 - via Newspapers.com .

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