Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1896 Season: 1896

Opened the season with Pennsylvania holding the belt; Lafayette closed it out. 15 belt games this season: 1 title change and 14 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
202 September 26, 1896 Pennsylvania at Franklin & Marshall 24–0 Defended · #1
203 September 30, 1896 Gettysburg at Pennsylvania 0–32 Defended · #2
204 October 3, 1896 Bucknell at Pennsylvania 0–40 Defended · #3
205 October 7, 1896 Pennsylvania at Navy 8–0 Defended · #4
206 October 10, 1896 Dartmouth at Pennsylvania 0–16 Defended · #5
207 October 14, 1896 Virginia at Pennsylvania 0–20 Defended · #6
208 October 17, 1896 Lehigh at Pennsylvania 0–34 Defended · #7
209 October 21, 1896 Amherst at Pennsylvania 0–14 Defended · #8
210 October 24, 1896 Lafayette at Pennsylvania 6–4 New champion: Lafayette
211 October 31, 1896 Dickinson at Lafayette 0–18 Defended · #1
212 November 10, 1896 Lafayette at Bloomsburg 17–0 Defended · #2
213 November 11, 1896 Lafayette at Wyoming Seminary 23–0 Defended · #3
214 November 14, 1896 Franklin & Marshall at Lafayette 0–38 Defended · #4
215 November 21, 1896 Wesleyan (CT) at Lafayette 0–18 Defended · #5
216 November 26, 1896 Lafayette at Navy 18–6 Defended · #6
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Lafayette October 24, 1896 took it from Pennsylvania 364 days

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