1897 Washington football team

American college football season

1897 Washington football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–2
Head coach|

* Carl L. Clemans (1st season)

Captain| Jack Lindsay
Home stadium| Denny Field

Seasons

<- 1896

1898 ->

1897 Far West college football independents records

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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 during the 1897 college football season. 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.[1] For the consecutive year, Jack Lindsay was the team captain.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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October 9| Seattle YMCA|

* Denny Field
* Seattle, WA

| W 10–0| 400
November 18| Seattle A.C.|

* Denny Field
* Seattle, WA

| L 6–10| 1,000
December 4| at Oregon Agricultural|

* College Field
* Corvallis, OR

| L 0–16| 1,500

## References

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1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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