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1897 Carlisle

6–⁠4.

Schedule and results

Carlisle in 1897, game by game: won vs. Dickinson 36–0; won vs. Bloomsburg 26–0; lost at Princeton 0–18; lost at Yale 9–24; won vs. Pennsylvania College 84–0; lost at Pennsylvania 10–20; lost at Brown 14–18; won at Illinois 23–6; won at Cincinnati 10–0; won at Ohio Medical 20–12+84−18Won 36–0 vs. Dickinson+36DickinsonWon 26–0 vs. Bloomsburg+26BloomsburgLost 0–18 at Princeton-18PrincetonLost 9–24 at Yale-15YaleWon 84–0 vs. Pennsylvania College+84Pennsylvania Co…Lost 10–20 at Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaLost 14–18 at Brown-4BrownWon 23–6 at Illinois+17IllinoisWon 10–0 at Cincinnati+10CincinnatiWon 20–12 at Ohio Medical+8Ohio Medical
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsDickinsonW 36–⁠066%
Oct 9vsBloomsburgW 26–⁠077%
Oct 16atPrincetonL 0–⁠189%
Oct 23atYaleL 9–⁠2410%
Oct 30vsPennsylvania CollegeW 84–⁠076%
Nov 6atPennsylvaniaL 10–⁠207%
Nov 13atBrownL 14–⁠1826%
Nov 20atIllinoisW 23–⁠623%
Nov 25atCincinnatiW 10–⁠037%
Nov 27atOhio MedicalW 20–⁠1274%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio Medical 20–⁠12.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1897.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
232–⁠98
Coach
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Elo
1445 +129 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.9 No. 6 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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