1896 Dickinson Red and White football team

The 1896 Dickinson Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Dickinson College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 90. Nathan Stauffer was the team's head coach.^[1]

1896 Dickinson Red and White football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Nathan Stauffer (1st season)
Seasons ← 1895 1897 →

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
Dickinson			–					4	–	5	–	0
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	3:00 p.m.	vs. Carlisle	Athletic field Carlisle, PA	L 6–28		[2][3]
October 3		Ursinus	Carlisle, PA	W 40–0		[4]
October 10		at Penn State	Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–8		[5]
October 17		Susquehanna	Carlisle, PA	W 40–0		[6]
October 31		at Lafayette	March Field Easton, PA	L 0–18		[7]
November 3		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 2–30	3,000	[8]
November 7		Haverford	Carlisle, PA	W 32–0		[9]
November 21	2:55 p.m.	vs. Bucknell	Sunbury, PA	L 0–6	350–1,000	[10][11]
November 26	2:10 p.m.	at York YMCA	Association Field / Small's Meadow York, PA	W 10–0	600–1,200	[12][13]

References

1. "1896 Dickinson Red Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
2. "[untitled]". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. September 25, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "28–6.—The Indians Defeat Dickinson for the First Time and by Big Score". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. September 28, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Dicksinson 40–Ursinius 0". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Saturday's Game.—With State College Was a Decided Surprise". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "It Was Easy.—And Dickinson Piled up 40 Points Against Susquehanna". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Lafayette Runs 18 On Dickinson's Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Old Penn Play Very Weak Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "It Was 32 To "Nit"". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Bucknell Defeats Dickinson". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "The Great Game.—The Match of Foot Ball Between Bucknell and Dickinson". The Evening Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. November 23, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Football's Big Day—Dickinson Closes York's Season With Defeat". The Gazette. York, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "Twas A Good Game.—Dickinson Only Made it 10 to 0 – A Game at Small's Meadow". York Daily. York, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .