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1897 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1−5–1
Head coach
Seasons← 18961898 →
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Arkansas     2 0 1
Navy     8 1 0
Virginia     6 2 1
Add-Ran     3 1 0
Washington and Lee     3 1 0
VPI     5 2 0
North Carolina     7 3 0
VMI     3 2 0
Guilford     2 1 0
West Virginia     5 4 1
Davidson     1 1 0
Georgia Tech     1 1 0
Columbian     4 5 1
Richmond     3 5 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
Texas A&M     1 2 0
Delaware     1 5 1
William & Mary     0 1 0
Marshall     0 3 0
South Carolina     0 3 0

The 1897 Delaware football team represented Delaware College in American football during the 1897 season. (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Herbert Rice, the team posted a 1−5–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 2HaverfordNewark, DEL 0–16
October 6SwarthmoreWilmington, DEL 6–12
October 16UrsinusNewark, DEW 4–0
October 23at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–48
October 30−31UrsinusL
November 5St. John's (MD)T 14−14
November 13at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 0–18

References

  1. p. 123 Delaware College Yearbook 1899
  2. "Delaware Yearly Results: 1895–1899". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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