1896 Ohio Green and White football team

1896 Ohio Green and White football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–1
Head coach	Frank Remsburg (1st season)

1896 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	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
Beloit			–					2	–	1	–	3
Missouri			–					7	–	5	–	0
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
College of Emporia			–					2	–	3	–	0
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
Kansas State			–					0	–	1	–	1
Indiana State Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0
Buchtel			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	2	–	0
Doane			–					0	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 16	at Chillicothe Young Men's Club	East End Amusement Park Chillicothe, OH	W 12–6	[2]
October 17	at Cincinnati	Union Ball Park Cincinnati, OH	L 0–52	[3]
	Parker High School		T 0–0
	Portsmouth		W 18–0
November 6	Denison	Athens, OH	W 16–12	[4]
November 14	Marietta	Athens, OH	L 6–22	[5]
November 26	at Chillicothe Young Men's Club	Chillicothe, OH	W 22–8	[6]

References

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.