1897 Central Colonels football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–2 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • H. McC. Anderson
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Georgia 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Auburn 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Central (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
Nashville 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Alabama 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Texas 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Clemson 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Central Colonels football team represented Central University in Richmond, Kentucky during the 1897 college football season.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16at Vanderbilt
L 10–14[3]
October 30Washington and Lee*Richmond, KYL 0–22[4]
November 6Kentucky State CollegeRichmond, KYW 18–0[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts. Sentinel Company. 1900.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Digital Library". kdl.kyvl.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt 14, C.U. 0". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Defeat". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 31, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "K.S.C. meets defeat at Richmond yesterday". The Lexington Herald. November 7, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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