1897_Detroit_College_Tigers_football_team

1897 Detroit College Tigers football team

1897 Detroit College Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1897 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (renamed the University of Detroit in 1911) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its second season under head coach William S. Robinson, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 36 to 28. The team played one game against the Michigan Military Academy (a 26–24 loss) and two games against Detroit High School (one win and one loss). The result of the loss was disputed due to the fact that the high school game had two players who were not students.[1][2]

Quick Facts Detroit College Tigers football, Conference ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...

References

  1. [1]
    "Protested Their Men: Detroit College Objected to Two High School Players". The Detroit Free Press. November 5, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "Detroit High School Team Disbanded". The Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "First Game for Detroit College". The Detroit Free Press. October 16, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "M.M.A. 26, Detroit College, 24". The Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1897. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Ended in Row Again: High School and Detroit College Teams Squabble Again". The Detroit Free Press. November 19, 1897. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Detroit Yearly Results (1896-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1897_Detroit_College_Tigers_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.