1897 Swarthmore Quakers football team

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The 1897 Swarthmore Quakers football team was an American football team that represented Swarthmore College as an independent during the 1897 college football season. The team compiled a 7–3–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 60. Jacob K. Shell was the head coach.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–2
Headcoach
HomestadiumWhittier Field
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1897 Swarthmore Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumWhittier Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Swarthmore alumni
W 12–0
October 6at DelawareNewark, DEW 12–6
October 9Dickinson
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
L 4–20[2]
October 13Media Academy
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 14–0
October 16at RutgersNew Brunswick, NJW 8–6
October 23UrsinusSwarthmore, PAW 12–0
October 27vs. Johns HopkinsLansdowne, PAW 16–0
October 30at UrsinusCollegeville, PAL 0–4
November 3at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAT 6–6
November 6St. John's (MD)
  • Whittier Field
  • Swarthmore, PA
W 18–4
November 13at HaverfordHaverford, PA (rivalry)L 6–82,000[3]
November 25at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 6–0
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