1896 Washburn Ichabods football team

1896 Washburn Ichabods football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1–1
Head coach	Walter Griffiths (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn grounds, Athletic Park

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 Washburn Ichabods football team represented Washburn College—now known as Washburn University—as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Walter Griffiths, the Ichabods compiled a record of 6–1–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Fort Riley	Washburn grounds Topeka, KS	T 4–4		[1][2]
October 10	Topeka Independents	Athletic Park Topeka, KS	W 28–0		[3]
October 20	at College of Emporia	Emporia, KS	No contest		[4]
October 24	at Midland	Atchison, KS	W 32–9		[5]
October 30	Haskell	Athletic Park Topeka, KS	W 8–6		[6]
November 7	at St. Mary's (KS)	Leavenworth, KS	L 0–40		[7]
November 14	Midland	Topeka, KS	W 30–0		[8]
November 21	Kansas City Medics	Topeka, KS	W 10–0
November 26	Topeka Independents	Athletic Park Topeka, KS	W 14–0	200	[9]

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References

1. "Washburn Eleven". The Topeka state journal. September 26, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
2. "Fort Riley and Washburn Play a Close Game". The Topeka state journal. September 29, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
3. "Washburn's Easy Game". The Topeka state journal. October 12, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
4. "Snapshots At Home News". The Topeka state journal. October 20, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
5. "Washburn Wins". The Topeka state journal. October 26, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
6. "Washburn Wins: Defeated the Haskell Indians by a Score of 8 to 6". Topeka State Journal. October 31, 1896. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Saturday Football Games". The Topeka state journal. November 9, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
8. "Washburn Won". The Topeka state journal. November 16, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
9. "Was Washburn's Day". The Topeka state journal. November 27, 1896. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
10. "1896 Football Schedule". Washburn Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2024.