1897 Washington football team

1897 Washington football

Conference	Independent
1897 record	1–2
Head coach	Carl L. Clemans (1st season)
Captain	Jack Lindsay
Home stadium	Denny Field
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Far West college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Oregon Agricultural		–		5	–	0	–	0
Washington Agricultural		–		2	–	0	–	0
Wyoming		–		2	–	0	–	0
USC		–		5	–	1	–	0
Stanford		–		4	–	1	–	0
New Mexico A&M		–		1	–	0	–	1
Oregon		–		1	–	1	–	0
Montana		–		1	–	2	–	3
Washington		–		1	–	2	–	0
Montana Agricultural		–		1	–	3	–	0
California		–		0	–	3	–	2
Utah		–		1	–	5	–	0
Arizona Normal		–		0	–	1	–	0
Nevada State		–		0	–	1	–	0

The 1897 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1897 college football season. In its first season under coach Carl L. Clemans, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 26 to 16.^[1] For the consecutive year, Jack Lindsay was the team captain.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 9	Seattle YMCA	Denny Field Seattle, WA	W 10–0	400
November 18	Seattle A.C.	Denny Field Seattle, WA	L 6–10	1000
December 4	at Oregon Agricultural	College Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–16	1500

References[]

^ "Washington Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

v t Washington Huskies football
Venues	Various (1889–1894) Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State (Apple Cup)
Culture & lore	Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave 1985 Oregon State game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Annual awards
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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