1897 Missouri Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1897 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its first season under head coach Charles Young, the team compiled an 5â6 record.[1]
| 1897 Missouri Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Record | 5â6 (0â2 WIUFA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Adam Hill |
| Home stadium | Rollins Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa $ | 2 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 4 | Warrensburg Normal | W 10â0 | ||||
| October 9 | at Kansas City Medics | Kansas City, MO | L 0â4 | |||
| October 11 | at Warrensburg Normal | Warrensburg, MO | L 0â10 | |||
| October 18 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| W 6â4 | |||
| October 30 | at Nebraska | Lincoln, NE (rivalry) | L 0â41 | |||
| November 1 | at Tarkio | Tarkio, MO | L 0â34 | |||
| November 2 | at Amity | Coin, IA | W 8â4 | |||
| November 5 | Westminster (MO) |
| W 60â0 | |||
| November 13 | at Purdue | L 12â30 | [2] | |||
| November 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Christian Brothers (MO) |
| W 16â0 | 2,000 | [3] |
| November 25 | 2:52 p.m. | vs. Kansas | L 0â16 | 4,000 | [4] |
