1897 Maryland Aggies football
ConferenceMaryland Intercollegiate Football Association
Record2–4 (0–3 MIFA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Lillibridge
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gallaudet $ 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 1
Maryland 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the 1897 college football season.[1] The team was led by second-year head coach Grenville Lewis.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 16Central High School*College Park, MDW 24–6
October 20Eastern High School*College Park, MDW 4–0
October 30Johns HopkinsCollege Park, MDL 6–30
November 13at St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDL 4–6
November 17GallaudetCollege Park, MDL 6–16
November 20at Baltimore Medical*
L 0–10
  • *Non-conference game

Players

The letterwinners of the 1897 team were:[3]

Non-letterwinners:[4]

Manager:

References

  1. ^ David Ungrady, Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, 2003, p. 5, Sports Publishing LLC.
  2. ^ All-Time Coaching Record Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 25, 2010.
  3. ^ All-Time Lettermen Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, p. 17–22, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, 2007.
  4. ^ Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, p. 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
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