1897 Detroit College Tigers football team

The 1897 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its second season under head coach William S. Robinson, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 36 to 28. The team played one game against the Michigan Military Academy (a 26–24 loss) and two games against Detroit High School (one win and one loss). The result of the loss was disputed because the high school game had two players who were not students.[1][2]

1897 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16YMCA
?[3]
October 28at Michigan Military Academy Orchard Lake, MIL 24–26[4]
November 4Detroit High SchoolL 0–10[1][2]
November 18Detroit High School
  • YMCA grounds
  • Detroit, MI
W 4–0[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Protested Their Men: Detroit College Objected to Two High School Players". The Detroit Free Press. November 5, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Detroit High School Team Disbanded". The Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "First Game for Detroit College". The Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "M.M.A. 26, Detroit College, 24". The Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ended in Row Again: High School and Detroit College Teams Squabble Again". The Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Detroit Yearly Results (1896-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2018.