1897 Yale Bulldogs football team
| 1897 Yale Bulldogs football | |
|---|---|
Co-national champion (Davis) | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1897 record | 9–0–2 |
| Head coach | Frank Butterworth (1st year) |
| Home stadium | Yale Field |
The 1897 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1897 college football season. The team finished with a 9–0–2 record and was retroactively named as a co-national champion by one selector, Parke H. Davis.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | at Trinity (CT) | Hartford, CT | W 10–0 | ||||||
| October 2 | Wesleyan | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 30–0 | ||||||
| October 6 | Amherst | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 18–0 | ||||||
| October 9 | Williams | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 32–0 | ||||||
| October 16 | at Newton Athletic Club | Newton, MA | W 10–0 | ||||||
| October 20 | Brown | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 18–14 | ||||||
| October 23 | vs. Carlisle | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | W 24–9 | ||||||
| October 30 | at Army | The Plain • West Point, NY | T 6–6 | ||||||
| November 6 | Chicago AA | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 16–6 | ||||||
| November 13 | at Harvard | Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA (The Game) | T 0–0 | ||||||
| November 20 | Princeton | Yale Field • New Haven, CT | W 6–0 | ||||||
References
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 107. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ↑ 1897 Yale University football scores and results. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on March 25, 2014.
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