1897 Penn Quakers football team
| 1897 Penn Quakers football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1897 record | 15–0 |
| Head coach | George Washington Woodruff (6th season) |
| Captain | John Minds |
| Home stadium | Franklin Field |
The 1897 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1897 college football season. The team finished with a 15–0 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and National Championship Foundation, and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] They outscored their opponents 463 to 20.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | at Bucknell | Lewisburg, PA | W 17–0 | ||||||
| September 25 | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 33–0 | ||||||
| September 29 | Washington & Jefferson | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 18–4 | ||||||
| October 2 | Bucknell | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 33–0 | ||||||
| October 6 | Gettysburg | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 57–0 | ||||||
| October 9 | Lehigh | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 58–0 | ||||||
| October 13 | Virginia | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 42–0 | ||||||
| October 16 | Dartmouth | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 34–0 | ||||||
| October 20 | Penn State | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 24–0 | ||||||
| October 23 | Lafayette | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 46–0 | ||||||
| October 30 | at Brown | Providence, RI (rivalry) | W 40–0 | ||||||
| November 6 | Carlisle | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 20–10 | ||||||
| November 13 | Wesleyan | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 22–0 | ||||||
| November 20 | Harvard | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | W 15–6 | ||||||
| November 25 | Cornell | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) | W 4–0 | ||||||
References
- ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 107. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ↑ 1897 University of Pennsylvania football scores and results. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on October 8, 2013.
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