| 1896 Maryland Aggies football | |
| Conference | Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association |
|---|---|
| 1896 record | 6–2–2 (1–0–1 MIFA) |
| Head coach | Grenville Lewis |
| Captain | Grenville Lewis |
Seasons | |
The 1896 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the 1896 college football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Grenville Lewis and finished with a 6–2–2 record.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1896* | Eastern High School | College Park, Maryland | L 6–0 | |||||
| October 17, 1896 | Gallaudet | College Park, Maryland | T 0–0 | |||||
| October 17, 1896* | Washington Business High School | College Park, Maryland | W 34–0 | |||||
| October 29, 1896* | Washington Central High School | College Park, Maryland | W 10–6 | |||||
| November 4, 1896* | Alexandria High School | College Park, Maryland | W 18–0 | |||||
| November 7, 1896* | Episcopal High School | College Park, Maryland | L 6–0 | |||||
| November 10, 1896* | at Bethel Military Academy | Warrenton, Virginia | W 20–10 | |||||
| November 14, 1896 | at Western Maryland | Westminster, Maryland | W 16–6 | |||||
| November 17, 1896* | Central High School | College Park, Maryland | W 14–0 | |||||
| November 21, 1896* | at University of Maryland | Maryland Oval • Baltimore, Maryland | T 0–0 | |||||
| All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Personnel[]
The letterwinners of the 1897 team were:[2]
- Charlie Gibbons, end
- John Lillibridge, end
- F. H. Peters, end
- Albert Talty, end
- Fred Bell, tackle
- Bill Gardner, tackle
- Reeder Gough, tackle
- Harry Heward, tackle
- Bert Nelligan, tackle
- Charles Calvert, guard
- Wade Hinebaugh, guard
- Herbert Owen, guard
- Charles Queen, guard
- Charles Ridgely, guard
- Butch Carver, center
- Franklin Sherman, center
- Pete Duffy, quarterback
- Frank Kenly, quarterback
- Hanson Mitchell, quarterback
- Charles Cabrera, halfback
- Bill Gorsuch, halfback
- Bert Nelligan, halfback
- Ben Watkins, halfback
- Grenville Lewis, fullback, captain-coach
Manager:
- Albert Gill
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ All-Time Coaching Record, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ↑ Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, p. 23, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
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