1896 West Virginia Mountaineers football team information
American college football season
1896West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference
Independent
Record
3–7–2
Head coach
Thomas Trenchard (1st season)
Captain
George Krebs
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Centre
–
6
–
0
–
1
Texas A&M
–
2
–
0
–
1
Oklahoma
–
2
–
0
–
0
North Carolina A&M
–
1
–
0
–
0
Virginia
–
7
–
2
–
2
VPI
–
5
–
2
–
1
Navy
–
5
–
3
–
0
Arkansas
–
2
–
1
–
0
Clemson
–
2
–
1
–
0
Columbian
–
2
–
1
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
2
–
2
–
1
Add-Ran
–
1
–
1
–
1
Centenary
–
1
–
1
–
0
VMI
–
3
–
4
–
0
North Carolina
–
3
–
4
–
1
Furman
–
2
–
3
–
0
Ole Miss
–
1
–
2
–
0
West Virginia
–
3
–
7
–
2
South Carolina
–
1
–
3
–
0
Erskine
–
0
–
1
–
0
William & Mary
–
0
–
2
–
0
Davidson
–
0
–
1
–
0
Delaware
–
0
–
6
–
0
The 1896 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Thomas Trenchard, the team compiled a 3–7–2 record and was outscored by a combined total of 101 to 14.[1] Three of the team's losses were to the Lafayette team that has been recognized as the co-national champion for 1896. George Krebs was the team captain.[2]
^"2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. pp. 169, 175.
^2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
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