1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1896 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1896 record	7–1–1 (2–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Philip King (1st season)
Home stadium	Randall Field
Seasons

1896 Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
† – Conference champion

The 1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1896 college football season. 1896 was the first season in which the Badgers participated in the newly created Western Conference. The 1896 squad was the conference's first football champion.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10*		Lake Forest	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 34–0
October 14*		Madison High School	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 18–0
October 17*		Rush Medical	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 50–0
October 24*		Grinnell	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 54–6
October 31*		at Beloit	Beloit, WI	W 6–0
November 7		Chicago	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 24–0
November 21		Minnesota	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 6–0
November 26		at Northwestern	Evanston, IL	T 6–6
December 19*		vs. Carlisle	Chicago Coliseum • Chicago, IL	L 8–18
*Non-Conference Game. All times are in Central Time.