1896 Western Conference football season
Results and team statistics
Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

1896 Western Conference football season

Section Title: Results and team statistics
Table Section Text: Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

Conf. Rank	Team	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	PPG	PAG

1	Wisconsin	Philip King	7–1–1	2–0–1	22.9	3.3

2	Michigan	William Ward	9–1	2–1	26.2	1.1

3	Northwestern	Alvin H. Culver	6–1–2	2–1–1	17.3	5.1

4	Chicago	Amos A. Stagg	15–2–1	3–2	20.4	4.6

5	Minnesota	Alexander Jerrems	8–2	1–2	16.8	2.4

6 (tie)	Illinois	George Huff	4–2–1	0–2–1	21.1	5.1

6 (tie)	Purdue	Samuel Hammond	4–2–1	0–2–1	17.4	8.6

Sentence(s)

The 1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team, under head coach Philip King, won the first Western Conference with a 7–1–1 record (2–0–1 conference record).

final_sentence: The 1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team, under head coach Philip King, won the first Western Conference with a 7–1–1 record (2–0–1 conference record).