1897 Vermont Green and Gold football team

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The 1897 Vermont Green and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In their first year under head coach William Farrar, the team compiled a 3–0–2 record. This season is often cited in official University of Vermont records as the school's first football season.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–0–2
Headcoach
HomestadiumAthletic Park
Quick facts Vermont Green and Gold football, Conference ...
1897 Vermont Green and Gold football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–0–2
Head coach
Home stadiumAthletic Park
Seasons
← 1896
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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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Rutland Institute
T 0–0[2]
October 23Middlebury
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
W 14–0[3]
October 25Montpelier Seminary
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
T 10–10[4]
October 30Rutland Institute
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
W 12–0[5]
November 6Norwich
  • Athletic Park
  • Burlington, VT
W 62–4[6]
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