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1896 Ohio Green and White football team

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1896 Ohio Green and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
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1897 →
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carthage     4 0 0
St. Ignatius College Chicago     1 0 0
Washburn     6 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     8 2 0
Central Michigan     3 1 0
Miami (OH)     3 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 0
Detroit College     5 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     3 1 1
Heidelberg     2 1 0
Ohio     4 2 1
Indiana     5 3 0
Missouri     7 5 0
Beloit     2 1 3
Butler     4 3 0
Iowa State Normal     4 3 0
Notre Dame     4 3 0
Cincinnati     4 3 1
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 2 0
Kansas State     0 1 1
Ohio State     5 5 1
Lake Forest     3 4 1
Mount Union     3 4 1
Wabash     3 4 0
Drake     2 3 0
Chicago P&S     2 4 2
Michigan Agricultural     1 2 1
Indiana State Normal     0 1 0
Buchtel     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
Haskell     0 4 0
Doane     0 5 0

The 1896 Ohio Green and White football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its third season of intercollegiate football, Ohio compiled a 4–2–1 record and was outscored by a total of 100 to 70. Frank Rembsburg was the team's head coach; it was Rembsurg's first and only season in the position.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16at Chillicothe Young Men's Club
W 12–6[2]
October 17at CincinnatiL 0–52[3]
Parker High SchoolT 0–0
PortsmouthW 18–0
November 6DenisonAthens, OHW 16–12[4]
November 14MariettaAthens, OHL 6–22[5]
November 26at Chillicothe Young Men's ClubChillicothe, OHW 22–8[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Ohio Bobcats Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2018. p. 82. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "They Didn't Play Like Cripples". Chillicothe Gazette. October 17, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Athens Failed To Even Score: The University Eleven Gathered Fifty-Two Points And Also Made Touchdowns Almost at Will". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1896. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Untitled". Marietta Daily Leader. November 7, 1896. p. 3.
  5. ^ "untitled". Marietta Daily Leader. November 16, 1896. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Defeat For The Scarlet and Blue". The Chillicothe Gazette. November 27, 1896. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.