| 1896 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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 Head coach Philip King | |
Western Conference champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (2–0–1 Western) |
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| Captain | John R. Richards |
| Home stadium | Randall Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1896 Western Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Philip King, the Badgers compiled a 7–1–1 record (2–0–1 against Western Conference opponents), shut out six of nine opponents, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 206 to 30, and won the first Western Conference championship.[1][2]
Wisconsin played three conference games: a victory over Chicago (24–0) on November 7;[3] a victory over Minnesota (6–0) on November 21;[4][5] and a tie with Northwestern (6–6) on November 26.[6] Wisconsin's sole loss was to the Carlisle Indians (18–8) in a night game played indoors and under the lights at the Chicago Coliseum before a crowd of 16,000 persons.[7] Wisconsin did not play another night game until 1953.[8]
Four Wisconsin players were selected to the 1896 All-Western football team published in the Chicago Inter Ocean: end Chester Brown, tackle J. F. A. "Sunny" Pyre, guard John E. Ryan, and halfback John "Ikey" Karel.[9] John R. Richards was the team captain.[10]
- ^ "1896 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. p. 214. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Badgers Win With Ease". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1896. p. 3.
- ^ "Zero Weather For The Gophers". The Saint Paul Globe. November 22, 1896. p. 1.
- ^ "Badgers Win The Game". Chicago Tribune. November 22, 1896. p. 3.
- ^ "Purple and Cardinal Tie". Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1896. p. 1.
- ^ "Won By The Red Men: Wisconsin 'Varsity Loses to the Carlisle School". Chicago Inter Ocean. December 20, 1896. pp. 1, 4.
- ^ Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book, p. 252.
- ^ The Man Up a Tree (November 30, 1896). "To The Man Up A Tree: An Opinion as to the Men for an All-Western Team". Chicago Inter Ocean. p. 4.
- ^ "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.