1896 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team

The 1896 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1896 college football season. During the 1896 season, Arkansas again played two games against Fort Smith High School. Arkansas won both games by scores of 10–0 and 6–2. On October 24, 1896, Arkansas played the second intercollegiate football game in program history, facing the team from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. Drury defeated Arkansas by a 34–0 score.

1896 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
CaptainHerbert Fishback
1896 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre    6 0 1
Texas A&M    2 0 1
Oklahoma    2 0 0
North Carolina A&M    1 0 0
Virginia    7 2 2
VPI    5 2 1
Navy    5 3 0
Arkansas    2 1 0
Clemson    2 1 0
Columbian    2 1 0
Georgia Tech    2 2 1
Add-Ran    1 1 1
Centenary    1 1 0
VMI    3 4 0
North Carolina    3 4 1
Furman    2 3 0
Ole Miss    1 2 0
West Virginia    3 7 2
South Carolina    1 3 0
Erskine    0 1 0
William & Mary    0 2 0
Davidson    0 1 0
Delaware    0 6 0

The roster of the 1896 football team included the following players: H. Y. Fishback (captain); L. R. Putnam; Frank James; T. O. Potts; R. P. Rutherford; V. V. Allen; E. Carter; J. W. Pollard; A. J. McDaniel; L. G. Crowley; J. Mitchell; G. W. Gunnel; F. Horsfall; L. F. Owens; and T. A. Edwards. John C. Futrall was the team's "manager", and B. N. Wilson was the "trainer".

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