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1896 Minnesota

8–⁠2 (1–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Alexander Jerrems.

Minnesota, 1896
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1896, game by game: won at Minneapolis South High 34–0; won at Minneapolis Central High 50–0; won vs. Carleton 16–6; won vs. Grinnell 12–0; won vs. Purdue 14–0; won vs. Iowa State 18–6; won vs. Minnesota Alumni 8–0; lost vs. Michigan 4–6; lost at Wisconsin 0–6; won at Kansas 12–0+50−6Won 34–0 at Minneapolis South High+34Minneapolis Sou…Won 50–0 at Minneapolis Central High+50Minneapolis Cen…Won 16–6 vs. Carleton+10CarletonWon 12–0 vs. Grinnell+12GrinnellWon 14–0 vs. Purdue+14PurdueWon 18–6 vs. Iowa State+12Iowa StateWon 8–0 vs. Minnesota Alumni+8Minnesota AlumniLost 4–6 vs. Michigan-2MichiganLost 0–6 at Wisconsin-6WisconsinWon 12–0 at Kansas+12Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atMinneapolis South HighW 34–⁠084%
Sep 26atMinneapolis Central HighW 50–⁠085%
Oct 3vsCarletonW 16–⁠692%
Oct 10vsGrinnellW 12–⁠091%
Oct 17vsPurdueW 14–⁠062%
Oct 24vsIowa StateW 18–⁠669%
Oct 31vsMinnesota AlumniW 8–⁠093%
Nov 7vsMichiganL 4–⁠655%
Nov 21atWisconsinL 0–⁠645%
Nov 28atKansasW 12–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas 12–⁠0; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
168–⁠24
Coach
Alexander Jerrems
Elo
1595 +57 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Harrison

1896 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan2–⁠09–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Northwestern1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Minnesota1–⁠28–⁠2
Illinois0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.