1897 DePauw football team

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1897 DePauw football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
CaptainRoller (left guard)
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler     3 0 0
Fairmount     1 0 0
Washburn     7 1 0
Cincinnati     9 1 1
Iowa State Normal     5 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     7 1 1
Indiana     6 1 1
Ohio     7 2 0
Carthage     3 1 0
Iowa Agricultural     3 1 0
Notre Dame     4 1 1
Michigan Agricultural     4 2 1
Central Michigan     2 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 1 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary     2 2 1
Missouri     5 6 0
Lake Forest     4 5 1
Drake     2 3 0
Heidelberg     2 3 0
Detroit College     1 2 0
Indiana Normal     1 4 0
Kansas State     1 2 1
Mount Union     2 4 1
Rush Medical College     1 4 1
DePauw     2 6 0
Wittenberg     2 6 0
Haskell     1 4 0
Indiana State Normal     1 4 0
Ohio State     1 7 1
South Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     0 3 0

The 1897 DePauw football team was an American football team that represented DePauw University in the 1897 college football season.[1] In its second season with Arthur Hamrick as coach, the team compiled a 2–6 record, and were outscored by their opponents 70 to 23. DePauw was shut out six times and did not score a single point against a collegiate football team in six contests. In a games against Plainfield Central Academy, a disagreement over a touchdown in the first half led to a forfeit win for DePauw.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Indianapolis Training SchoolGreencastle, INW 22–0[2]
October 16PurdueGreencastle, INL 0–8[3]
October 23at Notre DameNotre Dame, INL 0–4[4]
October 30Rose PolytechnicGreencastle, INL 0–16[5]
November 8at IndianaBloomington, INL 0–18[6]
November 20Plainfield Central AcademyGreencastle, INW 1–0 (forfeit, score was 12–0)[7]
NovemberRose PolytechnicL 0–8[8]
November 25IndianaBloomington, INL 0–16500[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "DEPAUW 22, INDIANAPOLIS 0". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1897. p. 11. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "PURDUE 8, DEPAUW 0". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "NOTRE DAME CONQUERS DEPAUW". The Inter Ocean. October 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "ROSE POLYTECHNIC 16, TERRE NAUTE 0". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "INDIANA DEFEAT S DE PAUW". The Indianapolis News. November 9, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "DePauw, 12: Plainfield, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "UNIVERSITY WINS FROM DEPAUW". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved June 1, 2020.