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1897 Washington football team

1897 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainJack Lindsay
Home stadiumYMCA Park
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Agricultural   –   5 – 0 – 0
Washington Agricultural   –   2 – 0 – 0
Wyoming   –   2 – 0 – 0
USC   –   5 – 1 – 0
Stanford   –   4 – 1 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   1 – 0 – 1
Oregon   –   1 – 1 – 0
Montana   –   1 – 2 – 3
Washington   –   1 – 2 – 0
Montana Agricultural   –   1 – 3 – 0
California   –   0 – 3 – 2
Utah   –   1 – 5 – 0
Arizona Normal   –   0 – 1 – 0
Nevada State   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1897 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1897 college football season.[1] In its first season under coach Carl L. Clemans, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 26 to 16. For the second consecutive year, Jack Lindsay was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Seattle YMCA
W 10–0400[2]
November 251:20 p.m.Seattle Athletic Club
  • YMCA Park
  • Seattle, WA
L 6–101,000[3][4]
December 42:30 p.m.at Oregon AgriculturalCorvallis, ORL 0–161,500[5]

References

  1. ^ Whitney, Caspar (January 29, 1898). "Athletic Salvation for the Pacific Northwest". Harper's Weekly. Vol. XLII, no. 2145. pp. 117–118. Retrieved January 4, 2025. The six Washington colleges—Walla Walla, University of Washington, Whitworth College, Puget Sound University, Vashon College, and Pullman Agricultural College—are organized into the Western Washington Inter-collegiate Athletic Association, which annually holds a series of contests in football, baseball, and track athletics.
  2. ^ "By A Score Of 10 To 0". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. October 10, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Won By A Desperate Rally". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. November 26, 1897. pp. 2, 7. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Seattle Played A Strong Game". Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. November 26, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Corvallis Team Won". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 5, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "1897 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 151. Retrieved December 2, 2024.


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