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1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1896
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
image	1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.jpg
image_size	280px
conference	Western Conference
short_conf	Western
record	8–2
conf_record	1–2
head_coach	Alexander Jerrems
hc_year	1st
captain	Jack Harrison
stadium	Athletic Park

The 1896 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1896 Western Conference football season. The 1896 season was the first season under head coach Alexander Jerrems and was the first season of competition in the Big Ten Conference, or Western Conference as it was commonly referred to at the time. Minnesota won its first ever conference game over Purdue but lost its other two matches to Michigan and Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Roster

Ends, Jack Harrison (captain and left end), Henry A. Scandrett (right end)
Tackles, Ivan A. Perry (left tackle), A.M. Smith (right tackle)
Guards, George A.E. Finlayson (left guard), Everhard P. Harding (right guard)
Center, James C. Fulton
Quarterbacks, George E. Cole, Richard E. Woodworth
Halfbacks, S.W. Bagley (right half), Martin Teigen, Elbridge L. Heath (left half)
Fullback, Harry C. Loomis
Substitutes, Clinton L. Walker, John Taresh, Carl S. Jorgens, Lloyd Sperry, Claude Nicoulin, L. Eugene Parker, Conrad H. Christopherson
Trainer, Edward "Dad" Moulton
Coach, Alexander Jerrems

References

(October 18, 1896). "Purdue Goes Down". The Saint Paul Globe.
(November 8, 1896). "Gave Them a Great Battle". The Minneapolis Tribune.
. (November 28, 1896). ["Kansas Versus Minnesota"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/kansas-city-journal/132967624/). *[[Kansas City Journal-Post*.
. (November 29, 1896). ["Victory For Minnesota"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/kansas-city-journal/132967827/). *[[Kansas City Journal-Post*.
The General Alumni Association. (1928). "The History of Minnesota Football". The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.

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