1897 DePauw football team

American college football season

1897 DePauw football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	Arthur Hamrick (2nd season)
Captain	Roller (left guard)
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	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 DePauw football team was an American football team that represented DePauw University in the 1897 college football season.^[1] In its second season with Arthur Hamrick as coach, the team compiled a 2–6 record, and were outscored by their opponents 70 to 23. DePauw was shut out six times and did not score a single point against a collegiate football team in six contests. In a games against Plainfield Central Academy, a disagreement over a touchdown in the first half led to a forfeit win for DePauw.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	Indianapolis Training School	Greencastle, IN	W 22–0		^[2]
October 16	Purdue	Greencastle, IN	L 0–8		^[3]
October 23	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	L 0–4		^[4]
October 30	Rose Polytechnic	Greencastle, IN	L 0–16		^[5]
November 8	at Indiana	Bloomington, IN	L 0–18		^[6]
November 20	Plainfield Central Academy	Greencastle, IN	W 1–0 (forfeit, score was 12–0)		^[7]
November	Rose Polytechnic		L 0–8		^[8]
November 25	Indiana	Bloomington, IN	L 0–16	500	^[9]

References

^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "DEPAUW 22, INDIANAPOLIS 0". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1897. p. 11. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "PURDUE 8, DEPAUW 0". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "NOTRE DAME CONQUERS DEPAUW". The Inter Ocean. October 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "ROSE POLYTECHNIC 16, TERRE NAUTE 0". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "INDIANA DEFEAT S DE PAUW". The Indianapolis News. November 9, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "DePauw, 12: Plainfield, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "DePauw Football Scores: 1884-1899". DePauw Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "UNIVERSITY WINS FROM DEPAUW". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

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