1896 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team

American college football season

1896 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
  • John C. Futrall (3rd season)
CaptainHerbert Fishback
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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 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1896 college football season. During the 1896 season, Arkansas again played two games against Fort Smith High School. Arkansas won both games by scores of 10–0 and 6–2. On October 24, 1896, Arkansas played the second intercollegiate football game in program history, facing the team from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. Drury defeated Arkansas by a 34–0 score.

The roster of the 1896 football team included the following players: H. Y. Fishback (captain); L. R. Putnam; Frank James; T. O. Potts; R. P. Rutherford; V. V. Allen; E. Carter; J. W. Pollard; A. J. McDaniel; L. G. Crowley; J. Mitchell; G. W. Gunnel; F. Horsfall; L. F. Owens; and T. A. Edwards. John C. Futrall was the team's "manager", and B. N. Wilson was the "trainer".[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Fort Smith High SchoolFayetteville, ARW 10–0
October 10at Fort Smith High SchoolFort Smith, ARW 6–2
November 263:00 p.m.at Drury
L 0–34[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Cardinal" (Arkansas Industrial yearbook), 1897.
  2. ^ "Drury A Winner". The Springfield Republican. Springfield, Missouri. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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