1897 Chicago Athletic Association football team

The 1897 Chicago Athletic Association football team was an American football team representing the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA). The team finished with a 10–1–1 record and held all opponents scoreless except for Yale, the only team to beat the CAA. Fullback Phil Draper was the team captain, replacing the previous season's captain William Hale Thompson, who was made manager.[1][2] The team played its home games at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago.

1897 Chicago Athletic Association football
LeagueIndependent
Record10–1–1
Manager
Captain
  • Phil Draper
Home fieldWashington Park Race Track
Seasons

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at Waukegan Athletic AssociationWaukegan, ILW 10–0[3]
September 25First Regiment
W 14–0[4][5]
October 9Commercial Athletic Club (South Bend, IN)
  • Washington Park Race Track
  • Chicago, IL
W 32–0[6]
October 16Illinois Cycling Club
  • Washington Park Race Track
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–0[7]
October 20at Northwestern[note 1]
T 0–0[12]
October 21at Northwestern[note 1]
  • Sheppard Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 4–0[13]
October 23Racine Athletic Club
  • Washington Park Race Track
  • Chicago, IL
W 44–0[14]
October 30at Newton Athletic AssociationNewton Centre, MAW 36–0[15]
November 6at Yale
L 6–16[16]
November 13at Orange Athletic ClubOrange, NJW 6–0[17]
November 20Illinois Cycling Club
  • Washington Park Race Track
  • Chicago, IL
W 22–0[18]
November 25New Jersey Athletic Club
  • Washington Park Race Track
  • Chicago, IL
W 52–0[19]

Notes
  1. The two games against Northwestern were practice games that were closed to the public. College Football Data Warehouse includes these two games in the CAA season record.[8] The games do not appear in the record of CAA games as compiled by the Bankers Athletic Club (published in the Chicago Inter Ocean, December 5, and corrected on December 7).[9][10] Northwestern University does not include the two games in its official season records.[11]

References
  1. "Draper Elected Captain". The Daily Inter Ocean. January 18, 1897. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Capt. Phil Draper Honored". The Chicago Daily Tribune. December 3, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "C. A. A. Defeats Waukegan". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 19, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Show Disappointing Form". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. September 26, 1897. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Confident of Victory". The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago. September 25, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "C. A. A. 32; Commercial Club, 0". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. October 10, 1897. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Victory for C. A. A." The Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 17, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1897 - Chicago AA (IL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  9. "Bold Claim of B. A. C." The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. December 5, 1897. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Corrects the Error". The Daily Inter Ocean. Chicago. December 7, 1897. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "2022 Northwestern Football Media Guide" (PDF). NUsports.com. Northwestern University. p. 79. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  12. "Play a Secret Game". The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 21, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "C. A. A. Scores Once". The Chicago Daily Tribune. October 22, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Had Things Their Own Way". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. October 24, 1897. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Chicago 36 to 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 31, 1897. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Score Against Yale". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Chicago, 6; Orange, 0". The New York Times. November 14, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "C. A. A. Are Winners". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 21, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Mere Toy for C. A. A." The Chicago Daily Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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