1896 Chicago

15–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Schedule and results

Chicago in 1896, game by game: won vs. Englewood High 24–0; won vs. Hyde Park High 24–0; won vs. Wheaton High 47–0; won vs. Englewood High 12–0; won vs. Eureka 46–0; won vs. Monmouth 43–0; won vs. Chicago Alumni 5–0; won vs. Hahnemann Medical 34–0; won vs. Iowa 6–0; won at Notre Dame 18–0; won vs. Oberlin 30–0; won vs. Armour 36–0; lost at Northwestern 6–46; won vs. Illinois 12–0; lost at Wisconsin 0–24; tied vs. Lake Forest 0–0; won at Northwestern 18–6; won vs. Michigan 7–6+47−40Won 24–0 vs. Englewood High+24Englewood HighWon 24–0 vs. Hyde Park High+24Hyde Park HighWon 47–0 vs. Wheaton High+47Wheaton HighWon 12–0 vs. Englewood High+12Englewood HighWon 46–0 vs. Eureka+46EurekaWon 43–0 vs. Monmouth+43MonmouthWon 5–0 vs. Chicago Alumni+5Chicago AlumniWon 34–0 vs. Hahnemann Medical+34Hahnemann Medic…Won 6–0 vs. Iowa+6IowaWon 18–0 at Notre Dame+18Notre DameWon 30–0 vs. Oberlin+30OberlinWon 36–0 vs. Armour+36ArmourLost 6–46 at Northwestern-40NorthwesternWon 12–0 vs. Illinois+12IllinoisLost 0–24 at Wisconsin-24WisconsinTied 0–0 vs. Lake Forest0Lake ForestWon 18–6 at Northwestern+12NorthwesternWon 7–6 vs. Michigan+1Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 7–⁠6.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1896.

Record
15–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 4th in the Western Conference (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
368–⁠82
Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Elo
1511 +155 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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