| 1897 Lafayette football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1897 record | 9–2–1 |
| Head coach | Parke H. Davis (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | March Field |
Seasons | |
The 1897 Lafayette football team represented Lafayette College in the 1897 college football season. Lafayetted shut out eight opponents and finished with a 9–2–1 record in their first year under head coach Parke H. Davis. Significant games included victories over Penn State (24–0) and Lehigh (34–0 and 22–0), a 4–4 tie with Cornell, and losses to Princeton (0–57) and Penn (0–46). The 1895 Lafayette team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 256 to 113.[1][2]
Three Lafayette players received recognition on the 1897 College Football All-America Team. They are: guard Charles Rinehart (Walter Camp, 2nd team, Outing magazine, 1st team); halfback George B. Walbridge (Camp, 3rd team); and fullback Edward G. Bray (Outing, 2nd team).[3][4]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at [[{{{school}}}|Bloomsburg]] | Bloomsburg, PA | W 14–0 |
| September 28 | at Wyoming Seminary | Kingston, PA | W 26–0 |
| October 2 | Penn State |
| W 24–0 |
| October 6 | at Franklin & Marshall | Lancaster, PA | W 8–0 |
| October 9 | Temperance A.C. |
| W 64–0 |
| October 16 | Cornell |
| T 4–4 |
| October 23 | at Penn | L 0–46 | |
| October 30 | Lehigh |
| W 34–0 |
| November 6 | at Princeton | L 0–57 | |
| November 13 | Dickinson |
| W 19–0 |
| November 20 | Wesleyan |
| W 41–6 |
| November 25 | at Lehigh (rivalry) | Bethlehem, PA | W 22–0 |
References[]
- ↑ "1897 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lafayette/1897-schedule.html. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Lafayette Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/l/lafayette/1895-1899_yearly_results.php. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Camp's Champion Eleven: Chamberlin, Brown, De Saulles and Hall of Yale All-American Leaders". New Haven Evening Register. 1897-12-08.
- ↑ "A Brief Review of the Football Season". The Outing Magazine. Jan 1898. http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_31/outXXXI04/outXXXI04u.pdf.
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