1897 Lafayette football team

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The 1897 Lafayette football team represented Lafayette College in the 1897 college football season. Lafayette shut out eight opponents and finished with a 9–2–1 record in their third year under head coach Parke H. Davis. Significant games included victories over Penn State (24–0) and Lehigh (34–0 and 22–0), a 4–4 tie with Cornell, and losses to Princeton (0–57) and Penn (0–46). The 1895 Lafayette team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 256 to 113.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2–1
Headcoach
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1897 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles Rinehart
Home stadiumMarch Field
Seasons
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1898 â†’
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1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 15–0–0
Princeton â€“ 10–1–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–1–0
Yale â€“ 9–0–2
Buffalo â€“ 9–1–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–1
Army â€“ 6–1–1
Vermont â€“ 3–0–2
Lafayette â€“ 9–2–1
Drexel â€“ 6–2–1
Colgate â€“ 5–2–1
Dickinson â€“ 7–3–2
Swarthmore â€“ 7–3–2
Fordham â€“ 2–1–1
Cornell â€“ 5–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–1
Brown â€“ 7–4–0
Carlisle â€“ 6–4–0
Boston College â€“ 4–3–0
Holy Cross â€“ 4–3–1
Wesleyan â€“ 8–7–0
Bucknell â€“ 3–3–1
NYU â€“ 3–3–0
Temple â€“ 3–3–0
Trinity (CT) â€“ 4–4–1
Tufts â€“ 6–7–0
Geneva â€“ 3–4–1
Pittsburgh College â€“ 3–5–2
Villanova â€“ 3–5–1
Penn State â€“ 3–6–0
Amherst â€“ 2–6–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 2–6–2
Lehigh â€“ 3–7–0
New Hampshire â€“ 2–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–5–0
Western Univ. Penn. â€“ 1–3–0
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Three Lafayette players received recognition on the 1897 College Football All-America Team. They are: guard Charles Rinehart (Walter Camp, 2nd team, Outing magazine, 1st team); halfback George B. Walbridge (Camp, 3rd team); and fullback Edward G. Bray (Outing, 2nd team).[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Bloomsburg NormalBloomsburg, PAW 14–0
September 28at Wyoming SeminaryKingston, PAW 26–0
October 2Penn State
W 24–0
October 6at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 8–0
October 9Temperance A.C.
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 64–0
October 16Cornell
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
T 4–4
October 23at PennL 0–4618,000[5][6][7][8]
October 30Lehigh
W 34–0
November 6at PrincetonL 0–574,500[9]
November 13Dickinson
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 19–0
November 20Wesleyan
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
W 41–6
November 25at LehighBethlehem, PAW 22–0
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