1896 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1896 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–2
Head coach	George O. Redington (2nd season)
Captain	Robert Adams
Home stadium	Old Oval

1896 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fordham			–					1	–	0	–	0
Lafayette			–					11	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					10	–	0	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					14	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					13	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					11	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					10	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					7	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	0
Storrs			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	2
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
Army			–					3	–	2	–	1
Rutgers			–					6	–	6	–	0
Carlisle			–					5	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					2	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					4	–	5	–	1
Wesleyan			–					4	–	5	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	2
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Amherst			–					3	–	6	–	1
Western Univ. Penn.			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					2	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	1
Swarthmore			–					2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					1	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts			–					0	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1896 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 1896 college football season. The head coach was George O. Redington, coaching his second season with the Orangemen. The team finished the season with a final record of 5–3–2.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
		Syracuse High School	Syracuse, NY	W 24–0
October 3		at Cornell	Ithaca, NY	L 0–22
October 10		Elmira Athletic Association	Syracuse, NY	W 20–6
October 17		Williams	Syracuse, NY	L 6–24
October 24		at Colgate	Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	L 0–6
October 27		Rochester	Syracuse, NY	W 62–4
October 31		Syracuse Athletic Association	Syracuse, NY	W 26–0
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	T 6–6	[1][2]
November 14		St. John's Military Academy	Syracuse, NY	W 40–0
November 26		at Clyde Athletic Association		T 10–10

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References

1. "Events And Meetings". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. November 7, 1896. p. 11. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Played a Tie Game! U. of B. and Syracuse Struggle Vainly for Supremacy in a Drizzling Rain". Buffalo Evening News. November 9, 1896 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "2016 Syracuse Football Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University. Retrieved July 4, 2017.