1896 Swarthmore Quakers football team

1896 Swarthmore Quakers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	Jacob K. Shell (9th season)
Captain	Hodge
Home stadium	Whittier Field

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 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 110 to 76. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.^[1] Hodge was the captain and quarterback.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	Villanova	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	L 0–16	[3]
October 17	Delaware State	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	W 44–0	[4]
October 21	at Villanova	Villanova, PA	L 0–10
October 24	Rutgers	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	L 10–16	[5]
October 31	vs. Gettysburg	Harrisburg, PA	L 4–12	[6]
November 7	Franklin & Marshall	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	L 0–10
November 11	Pennsylvania Military	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	W 12–6	[7]
November 18	Haverford	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA (rivalry)	L 6–42	[8]

References

1. "Swarthmore Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
2. "Football at Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1896. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Villanova Defeats Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Times. October 1, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Swarthmore, 44; Del. State Col., 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rutgers Downs Swarthmore: Closely Contested Game, the Score Being 16 to 10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Swarthmore Defeated: Gettysburg Gets Away With the Quakers, 12 to 4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Swarthmore, 12; P.M.C., 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1896. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Haverford the Winner". The Philadelphia Times. November 19, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.