1897 Stanford football team

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1897
Stanford football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
Seasons
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 Stanford football team represented

Thanksgiving Day game against California, winning 28–0, the biggest margin of victory yet in the seven-year Big Game series. At this point in the series, Stanford had won 4 and tied 3 with no losses.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 9vs. Reliance Athletic ClubW 6–4
October 23vs. Reliance Athletic Club
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA
W 8–6
October 30vs. Reliance Athletic Club
W 12–6
November 13vs. Reliance Athletic Club
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA
L 0–10
November 25vs. California
  • Recreation Park
  • San Francisco, CA (rivalry)
W 28–0

References

  1. ^ Official results from "Stanford Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 142. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "28–0. Stanford triumphs a fourth time over the U.C. forces". The Daily Palo Alto. November 29, 1897. Retrieved September 11, 2014.