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* Hartford, CT W 10–0  
October 2 Wesleyan* Yale FieldNew 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* New York, NY W 24–9  
October 30 at Army* West Point, NY T 6–6  
November 6 Chicago AA* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 16–6  
November 13 at Harvard* Soldier's FieldCambridge, MA (The Game) T 0–0  
November 20 Princeton* Yale Field • New Haven, CT W 6–0  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 107. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. 1897 Yale University football scores and results. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on March 25, 2014.
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