1897 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1897 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
  • A. B. Potter (1st season)
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
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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 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its first season under head coach A. B. Potter, the team compiled a 2–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 66 to 34.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2Penn (IA)Des Moines, IAW 16–4
October 16at Panora Athletic ClubPanora, IAL 0–16
October 30at KnoxvilleW 18–0
November 13IowaDes Moines, IAL 0–16
November 20GrinnellDes Moines, IAL 0–30

References

  1. ^ "2015 Drake Football Media Guide". Drake University. p. 99.
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