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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 as an independent during the 1897 college football season. 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Indianapolis Training SchoolGreencastle, INW 22–0[1]
October 16PurdueGreencastle, INL 0–8[2]
October 23at Notre DameNotre Dame, INL 0–4[3]
October 30Rose PolytechnicGreencastle, INL 0–16[4]
November 8at IndianaBloomington, INL 0–18[5]
November 20Plainfield Central AcademyGreencastle, INW 1–0 (forfeit, score was 12–0)[6]
NovemberRose PolytechnicL 0–8[7]
November 25IndianaBloomington, INL 0–14500[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "DEPAUW 22, INDIANAPOLIS 0". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1897. p. 11. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "PURDUE 8, DEPAUW 0". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "NOTRE DAME CONQUERS DEPAUW". The Inter Ocean. October 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "ROSE POLYTECHNIC 16, TERRE NAUTE 0". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "INDIANA DEFEAT S DE PAUW". The Indianapolis News. November 9, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "DePauw, 12: Plainfield, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "UNIVERSITY WINS FROM DEPAUW". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "1897 Football Schedule". DePauw University. Retrieved July 21, 2024.