1896 Stanford football team

1896 Stanford football

Conference	Independent
1896 record	2–1–1
Head coach	Harry P. Cross (1st year)

The 1896 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1896 college football season and was coached by Harry P. Cross in the first of his two nonconsecutive seasons with the team.^[1] He returned to coach again in 1898. Like the two coaches who preceded him, Cross played football at Yale.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10	vs. Olympic AC	Central Park • San Francisco, CA	T 0–0
October 24	vs. Reliance AC	Central Park • San Francisco, CA	W 10–0
October 31	vs. Olympic AC	Central Park • San Francisco, CA	L 0–4
November 26	vs. California	Central Park • San Francisco, CA (6th Big Game)	W 20–0

References

↑ Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
↑ "Harry P. Cross, 81, Providence Lawyer". The New York Times. March 13, 1955. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

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