1896 Missouri Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1896
| team = Missouri Tigers
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 7–5
| head_coach = Frank Patterson
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Thomas R. Shawhan
| stadium = Rollins Field
}}
{{1896 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1896 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Frank Patterson, the team compiled a 7–5 record.
Schedule
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|October 2|||Iowa Agricultural|Rollins Field|Columbia, MO (rivalry)|L 0-12||
|October 12|||{{cfb link|year=1896|team=Tarkio Owls|title=Tarkio}}|Rollins Field|Columbia, MO|W 72-0||
|October 17|2:30 p.m.|vs|Illinois|Pastime grounds at De Hodiamont|St. Louis, MO (rivalry)|L 0-10||{{cite news |author= |title=Missouri Vs. Illinois |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/131628167/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 17, 1896 |page=4 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Clipped The Tigers' Claws |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/131628224/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 18, 1896 |page=10 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Illinois Downed Missouri |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/131628506/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 18, 1896 |page=14 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 26|||Nebraska|Rollins Field|Columbia, MO (rivalry)|L 4-8||
|November 7|2:30 p.m.|vs|Vanderbilt|Fair Grounds|St. Louis, MO|W 26-6||{{cite news |author= |title=Missouri And Vanderbilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84438694/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 7, 1896 |page=4 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 9|||Iowa|Rollins Field|Columbia, MO|L 0-12||{{cite news |title=Iowa Vs. Missouri |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111155513/the-kansas-semi-weekly-capital/ |access-date=October 11, 2022 |work=The Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital |date=November 10, 1896 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14||at|Wentworth Military||Lexington, MO|W 42-0||
|November 26|2:30 p.m.|vs.|Kansas|Exposition Park|Kansas City, MO (rivalry)|L 0-30|15,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Kansas Wins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/132967486/ |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 26, 1896 |page=1 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Kansas Wins (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/132967541/ |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 26, 1896 |page=2 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Kansas Vs. Missouri |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lawrence-daily-journal/132967354/ |newspaper=Lawrence Daily Journal |location=Lawrence, Kansas |date=November 26, 1896 |page=1 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|December 12||at|Dallas Athletic Club||Dallas, TX|W 28-0|3,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Foot Ball.—Missouri Tigers, 28; Dallas, Tex., Eleven, 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/140375998/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=December 13, 1896 |page=15 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|December 14|3:45 p.m.|at|Texas|Varsity Athletic Field|Austin, TX|W 10-0||{{cite news |author= |title='Varsity Boys Defeated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439501/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=December 15, 1896 |page=5 |access-date=December 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|December 17|3:30 p.m.|at|Austin Mutes|Varsity Athletic Field|Austin, TX|W 39-0||{{cite news |author= |title=Football Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140366756/ |newspaper=Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=December 17, 1896 |page=8 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=The Score 39 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140366811/ |newspaper=Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=December 18, 1896 |page=3 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|December 21||at|San Antonio YMCA||San Antonio, TX|W 29-0||
|December 23|3:30 p.m.|at|Austin YMCA||Austin TX|W 18-0 (exhibition)||{{cite news |author= |title=Another Game Booked |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140366929/ |newspaper=Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=December 22, 1896 |page=3 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Yesterday's Football Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140375589/ |newspaper=Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=December 24, 1896 |page=4 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|December 25||vs.|Texas||Monterrey, Mexico|W 12-0 (exhibition)|3,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Tigers' First Game In Mexico |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/140375340/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=December 27, 1896 |page=15 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|December 29||vs.|Texas|Indianilla grounds|Mexico City, Mexico|T 0-0 (exhibition)||{{cite news |author= |title=Football Game In Mexico |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140367173/ |newspaper=Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=December 30, 1896 |page=2 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|January 2|10:00 a.m.|vs.|Texas|Bicycle Park{{Cite web|url=https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-missouri-tigers/147144391/|title=Journaux historiques des années 1700 aux années 2000 - Collection World Collection|website=Newspapers.com}}|Laredo, TX|W 18-6 (exhibition)|300|{{cite news |author= |title=Back From Mexico |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140367067/ |newspaper=Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=January 3, 1897 |page=7 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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{{cite web |author= |title=1896 Football Schedule |url=https://mutigers.com/sports/football/schedule/1896 |publisher=Curators of the University of Missouri |access-date=February 6, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2022 Football Record Book |url=https://mutigers.com/documents/2022/10/11/2022_Missouri_football_record_book.pdf |publisher=Curators of the University of Missouri |page=8 |access-date=February 6, 2024 }}
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