The 1896 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1896 Western Conference football season. In its first and only season under
1896 Michigan football team
Chicago Coliseum
Halfback Gustave Ferbert led the team in scoring.
Halfback Hazen Pingree's father, Hazen S. Pingree, was elected Governor of Michigan during the 1896 football season.
The 1896 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1896 Western Conference football season. The Boilermakers compiled a 4–2–1 record
1896 Michigan Wolverines football team
…Game attendance: 2,000 On October 24, 1896, Michigan defeated Purdue by a 16–0 score before a crowd of 2,000 at Stuart Field in West Lafayette, Indiana. Villa scored Michigan's first touchdown, and Ferbert kicked the…
1896 Purdue football team