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| YMCA Park

Seasons

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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 as an independent 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. For the second consecutive year, Jack Lindsay was the team captain.

## Schedule

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October 9| | Seattle YMCA|

* YMCA Park
* Seattle, WA

| W 10–0| 400| [1]
November 25| 1:20 p.m.| Seattle Athletic Club|

* YMCA Park
* Seattle, WA

| L 6–10| 1,000| [2][3]
December 4| 2:30 p.m.| at Oregon Agricultural| Corvallis, OR| L 0–16| 1,500| [4]

* Source: [5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "By A Score Of 10 To 0". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. October 10, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Won By A Desperate Rally". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, Washington. November 26, 1897. pp. 2, 7. Retrieved December 2, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Seattle Played A Strong Game". Morning Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. November 26, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Corvallis Team Won". The Sunday Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. December 5, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved November 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "1897 Football Schedule". The University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
6. ^ "2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). The University of Washington Athletics. p. 151. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

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