1897 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1897 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
CaptainEmmett O. King
Home stadiumAthletic Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler   –   3 – 0 – 0
Fairmount   –   1 – 0 – 0
Washburn   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   9 – 1 – 1
Iowa State Normal   –   5 – 1 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   7 – 1 – 1
Indiana   –   6 – 1 – 1
Ohio   –   7 – 2 – 0
Carthage   –   3 – 1 – 0
Iowa Agricultural   –   3 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   4 – 1 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 2 – 1
Central Michigan   –   2 – 1 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   2 – 1 – 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary   –   2 – 2 – 1
Missouri   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   4 – 5 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 3 – 0
Heidelberg   –   2 – 3 – 0
Detroit College   –   1 – 2 – 0
Indiana Normal   –   1 – 4 – 0
Kansas State   –   1 – 2 – 1
Mount Union   –   2 – 4 – 1
Rush Medical College   –   1 – 4 – 1
DePauw   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wittenberg   –   2 – 6 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 4 – 0
Indiana State Normal   –   1 – 4 – 0
Ohio State   –   1 – 7 – 1
South Dakota Agricultural   –   0 – 1 – 0
Washington University   –   0 – 2 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University during the 1897 college football season. In their second season under head coach Madison G. Gonterman, the Hoosiers compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored their opponents 150 to 32.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Rose Polytechnic
T 6–6[2]
Bedford Community College (IN)
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 40–0
October 16at Rose PolytechnicTerre Haute, INW 12–0[3]
October 23Emmerich Manual High School
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 30–0
October 30at Purdue
L 6–20[4]
November 8DePauw
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 18–0
November 16Miami (OH)
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 22–6
November 25DePauw
  • Athletic Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 14–0[5]

[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "The "I" Men of Indiana – A Review of Our Athletic History". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. October 1914. p. 416.
  2. ^ "Football Season Here—State University And Rose Polytechnic Each Get A Goal". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 3, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "I. U. 12; Polytechnic, 0". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. October 17, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Purdue, 20; Indiana University, 6". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNIVERSITY WINS FROM DEPAUW". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "1897 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2023.


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