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1896 Stanford football
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1896 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 10vs. Olympic Club
T 0–0
October 24vs. Reliance Athletic Club
  • Central Park
  • San Francisco, CA
W 10–0
October 31vs. Olympic Club
  • Central Park
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–4
November 26vs. California
  • Central Park
  • San Francisco, CA ( rivalry)
W 20–0

References

  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. Retrieved September 5, 2014.[ dead link]
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