1897 Cornell Big Red football team

1897 Cornell Big Red football
Conference Independent
1897 record 5–3–1
Head coach Pop Warner (1st year)

The 1897 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Pop Warner, the Big Red compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 133 to 42.[1][2] Three Cornell players received honors on the 1897 College Football All-America Team: quarterback George Young, Cornell (Walter Camp-2, Outing-1); end William McKeever (Camp-2); and end Lyndon S. Tracy, Cornell (Camp-3).[3][4]

References

  1. "Cornell Yearly Results (1895–1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. "1897 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. "Camp's Champion Eleven: Chamberlin, Brown, De Saulles and Hall of Yale All-American Leaders". New Haven Evening Register. December 8, 1897.
  4. "A Brief Review of the Football Season" (PDF). The Outing Magazine. Jan 1898.
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