1897 Yale Bulldogs football team
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
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September 29 |
at Trinity* |
Hartford, CT |
W 10–0
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October 2 |
Wesleyan* |
Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
W 30–0
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October 6 |
Amherst* |
Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
W 18–0
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October 9 |
Williams* |
Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
W 32–0
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October 16 |
at Newton Athletic Club* |
Newton, MA |
W 10–0
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October 20 |
Brown* |
Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
W 18–14
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October 23 |
vs. Carlisle* |
New York, NY |
W 24–9
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October 30 |
at Army* |
West Point, NY |
T 6–6
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November 6 |
Chicago AA* |
Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
W 16–6
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November 13 |
at Harvard* |
Soldier's Field • Cambridge, MA (The Game) |
T 0–0
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November 20 |
Princeton* |
Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
W 6–0
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*Non-conference game. |
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