The Indiana State Normal football program's first three seasons of competition were from 1896 to 1898, representing Indiana State Normal School—now known as Indiana State University—as an independent. The school did not field a team in 1899 or 1900, and resumed play in 1901.[1]

1896

Quick Facts Conference, Record ...
1896 Indiana State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Seasons
1897 
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More information Conf, Overall ...
1896 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Carthage    4 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
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The 1896 Indiana State Normal football team represented Indiana State Normal School—now known as Indiana State University—as an independent during the 1896 college football season. This was the inaugural team for the school. Indiana State Normal played one game, versus Terre Haute High School; later Terre Haute William Wiley High. Few to no records remain, though it is known the Sycamores lost to the high schoolers. The coach is unknown and the only player known is Lotus Coffman, future college president.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 10Terre Haute High School
L
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1897

Quick Facts Conference, Record ...
1897 Indiana State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
  • R. Clark (1st season)
Seasons
 1896
1898 
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More information Conf, Overall ...
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler    3 0 0
Fairmount    1 0 0
Washburn    7 1 0
Cincinnati    9 1 1
Iowa State Normal    5 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan    7 1 1
Indiana    6 1 1
Ohio    7 2 0
Carthage    3 1 0
Iowa Agricultural    3 1 0
Notre Dame    4 1 1
Michigan Agricultural    4 2 1
Central Michigan    2 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace    2 1 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary    2 2 1
Missouri    5 6 0
Lake Forest    4 5 1
Drake    2 3 0
Heidelberg    2 3 0
Detroit College    1 2 0
Indiana Normal    1 4 0
Kansas State    1 2 1
Mount Union    2 4 1
Rush Medical College    1 4 1
DePauw    2 6 0
Wittenberg    2 6 0
Haskell    1 4 0
Indiana State Normal    1 4 0
Ohio State    1 7 1
South Dakota Agricultural    0 1 0
Washington University    0 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural    0 3 0
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The 1897 Indiana State Normal football team represented Indiana State Normal School—now known as Indiana State University—as an independent during the 1897 college football season. The coach was R. Clark; also described as the team manager, the roster consisted of at least 11 lettermen.

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Rose Polytechnic freshmenTerre Haute, INL 0–10[4]
October 23Terre Haute High SchoolTerre Haute, INL 0–6[5]
November 6Terre Haute High SchoolTerre Haute, INL 4–6[6]
November 13at Central AcademyPlainfield, INL 0–10[7]
November 25Greencastle Athletic AssociationTerre Haute, INW 6–0[8]
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1898

Quick Facts Conference, Record ...
1898 Indiana State Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
Seasons
 1897
1901 
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More information Conf, Overall ...
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University    6 0 0
Detroit College    5 0 0
Carthage    3 0 0
Iowa State Normal    4 0 1
Washburn    4 0 1
Kansas    7 1 0
Cincinnati    5 1 3
Indiana    4 1 2
Nebraska    8 3 0
Drake    4 2 0
Lake Forest    2 1 0
Notre Dame    4 2 0
Western Reserve    5 3 0
Butler    2 1 1
Heidelberg    4 3 0
Michigan Agricultural    4 3 0
Iowa State    3 2 0
Kansas State    1 1 2
Miami (OH)    1 1 0
South Dakota Agricultural    1 1 1
DePauw    3 4 2
Iowa    3 4 2
Ohio    1 2 1
Ohio State    3 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace    2 4 0
Central Michigan    1 2 0
Indiana State Normal    1 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural    1 2 0
Wabash    2 5 1
Ohio Wesleyan    2 5 0
Haskell    2 7 0
Missouri    1 4 1
Wittenberg    1 5 1
Fairmount    0 1 0
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The 1898 Indiana State Normal football team represented Indiana State Normal School—now known as Indiana State University—as an independent during the 1898 college football season. This was the third team fielded by the school. Led by Fred DuBridge in his first and only season as head coach, Indiana State compiled a record of 1–2. The roster consisted of at least 18 lettermen.

DuBridge, the director of the local YMCA, spend most of his career managing YMCA facilities; his son Lee achieved fame as one of the most preeminent scientists of the 20th century.[10]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8at DePauwGreencastle, INL 0–57[11]
October 29at Rose PolytechnicTerre Haute, INL 5–6[12]
Sullivan High SchoolTerre Haute, INW 22–0
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References

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