1897 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1897 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank E. Wade, the Orangemen compiled a record of 5–3–1.

1897 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainRobert Adams
Home stadiumOld Oval
1897 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn    15 0 0
Princeton    10 1 0
Washington & Jefferson    10 1 0
Yale    9 0 2
Buffalo    9 1 0
Harvard    10 1 1
Army    6 1 1
Vermont    3 0 2
Lafayette    9 2 1
Drexel    6 2 1
Colgate    5 2 1
Dickinson    7 3 2
Swarthmore    7 3 2
Fordham    2 1 1
Cornell    5 3 1
Syracuse    5 3 1
Brown    7 4 0
Carlisle    6 4 0
Boston College    4 3 0
Holy Cross    4 3 1
Bucknell    3 3 1
NYU    3 3 0
Temple    3 3 0
Trinity (CT)    4 4 1
Wesleyan    6 6 0
Tufts    6 7 0
Geneva    3 4 1
Pittsburgh College    3 5 2
Villanova    3 5 1
Penn State    3 6 0
Amherst    2 6 2
Frankin & Marshall    2 6 2
Lehigh    3 7 0
New Hampshire    2 5 0
Rutgers    2 6 0
Western Univ. Penn.    1 3 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25CazenoviaSyracuse, NYW 36–0
October 2at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–16
October 7HobartSyracuse, NYW 20–6
October 16at ColgateHamilton, NY (rivalry)T 6–6
October 23Union (NY)Syracuse, NYW 40–0
October 30at CortlandW 24–0
November 3RochesterSyracuse, NYW 36–0
November 63:30 p.m.at Buffalo
L 0–16800[1][2]
November 13Buffalo
  • Varsity Oval
  • Syracuse, NY
L 0–10400[3][4]

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References

  1. "U> Of B.-Syracuse". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. November 6, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Honors Well Won On The Gridiron". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. November 7, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Buffalo Won". The Buffalo Sunday Times. Buffalo, New York. November 14, 1897. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Buffalo Invincible". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. November 14, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "2016 Syracuse Football Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University. Retrieved July 4, 2017.


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