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1897 Yale

9–⁠0–⁠2, coached by Frank Butterworth.

Yale, 1897
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Yale in 1897, game by game: won at Trinity (CT) 10–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 30–0; won vs. Amherst 18–0; won vs. Williams 32–0; won at Newton A.C. 10–0; won vs. Brown 18–14; won vs. Carlisle 24–9; tied vs. Army 6–6; won vs. Chicago A.C. 16–6; tied at Harvard 0–0; won vs. Princeton 6–0+32Won 10–0 at Trinity (CT)+10Trinity (CT)Won 30–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+30Wesleyan (CT)Won 18–0 vs. Amherst+18AmherstWon 32–0 vs. Williams+32WilliamsWon 10–0 at Newton A.C.+10Newton A.C.Won 18–14 vs. Brown+4BrownWon 24–9 vs. Carlisle+15CarlisleTied 6–6 vs. Army0ArmyWon 16–6 vs. Chicago A.C.+10Chicago A.C.Tied 0–0 at Harvard0HarvardWon 6–0 vs. Princeton+6Princeton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atTrinity (CT)W 10–⁠086%
Oct 2vsWesleyan (CT)W 30–⁠092%
Oct 6vsAmherstW 18–⁠094%
Oct 9vsWilliamsW 32–⁠092%
Oct 16atNewton A.C.W 10–⁠092%
Oct 20vsBrownW 18–⁠1476%
Oct 23vsCarlisleW 24–⁠990%
Oct 30vsArmyT 6–⁠679%
Nov 6vsChicago A.C.W 16–⁠693%
Nov 13atHarvardT 0–⁠046%
Nov 20vsPrincetonW 6–⁠046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Princeton 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 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.

4 consensus All-AmericansJohn A. Hall, E; Burr Chamberlain, OT; Gordon Brown, OG; Charles de Saulles, QB

Record
9–⁠0–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
170–⁠35
Coach
Frank Butterworth
Elo
1695 +52 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
17.1 No. 5 of 28 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
James O. Rodgers