1896 North Dakota Agricultural Aggies football team

1896 North Dakota Agricultural Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3-1-1
Head coach	Henry Luke Bolley (3rd season)

1896 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Carthage			–					4	–	0	–	0
St. Ignatius College Chicago			–					1	–	0	–	0
Washburn			–					6	–	1	–	1
Iowa Agricultural			–					8	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Detroit College			–					5	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg			–					2	–	1	–	0
Ohio			–					4	–	2	–	1
Indiana			–					5	–	3	–	0
Beloit			–					2	–	1	–	3
Missouri			–					7	–	5	–	0
Butler			–					4	–	3	–	0
Iowa State Normal			–					4	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	3	–	1
Wittenberg			–					5	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	2	–	0
College of Emporia			–					2	–	3	–	0
Ohio State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Lake Forest			–					3	–	4	–	1
Mount Union			–					3	–	4	–	1
Wabash			–					3	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					2	–	3	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					2	–	4	–	2
Michigan Agricultural			–					1	–	2	–	1
Kansas State			–					0	–	1	–	1
Indiana State Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0
Buchtel			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	2	–	0
Doane			–					0	–	5	–	0
Haskell			–					0	–	5	–	0

The 1896 North Dakota Agricultural Aggies football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) as an independent during the 1896 college football season. They had a 3-1-1 record. This was also their first season with games against teams other than North Dakota. Their final 3 games were in a 4-day period.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10	Third State Normal	Fargo, ND	T 4–4
October 24	at Casselton High School	Casselton, ND	W 28–0
October 28	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)	L 12–58
October 29	at Crookston Athletic Club	Crookston, MN	W 20–0
October 31	Crookston Athletic Club	Fargo, ND	W 50–6