1897 Central Colonels football team

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

1897 Central Colonels football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–2 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • H. McC. Anderson
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 06 0 1
Georgia 2 0 02 1 0
Auburn 2 0 12 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 04 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 01 2 0
Nashville 1 1 01 1 0
Alabama 0 0 01 0 0
Texas 0 0 06 2 0
LSU 0 0 01 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 11 3 1
Clemson 0 1 02 2 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 00 1 0
Georgia Tech 0 1 00 1 0
Mercer 0 1 00 1 1
Kentucky State College 0 2 02 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 00 0 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16VanderbiltL 10–14
October 30Washington and Lee*Richmond, KYL 0–22[3]
November 6Kentucky State CollegeLexington, KYW 18–0
  • *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. "Defeat". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 31, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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