1897 Wesleyan Methodists football team

American college football season March 2026 July 2025 1897 Wesleyan Methodists football Independent 8–7 Neilson Poe 1st Archer E. Young Pameacha Park, Hanover Park The 1897 Wesleyan Methodists football team represented Wesleyan University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by Neilson Poe in his first and only season as head coach, the Methodists compiled a record of 8–7. Wesleyan At Work https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal/177542152/ The Meriden Daily Journal Meriden, Connecticut September 21, 1897 8 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Wesleyan played two home games at Pameacha Park in Middletown, Connecticut and one home game at Hanover Park in Meriden, Connecticut. Schedule September 22 w y Waterbury YMCA YMCA grounds Waterbury, CT 20–0 Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-times/177542697/ The Brooklyn Times Brooklyn, New York September 23, 1897 8 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com September 25 w y New Britain YMCA Electric Field New Britain, CT 28–0 Wesleyan 28, New Britain Y. M. C. A., 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brooklyn-eagle/177542445/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York September 26, 1897 8 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 2 l y Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT 0–30 2,000–3,000 Yale, 30; Wesleyan, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun/177538297/ The Sun New York, New York October 3, 1897 8 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Yale Crushes Wesleyan https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/177538441/ The New York Times New York, New York October 3, 1897 6 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Yale 30, Wesleyan 0 The Boston Globe October 3, 1897 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98269666/yale-30-wesleyan-0/ Newspapers.com October 6 4:00 p.m. w Massachusetts Pameacha Park Middletown, CT 18–5 Middletown https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/177574485/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut October 5, 1897 10 July 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Game At Middletown—Wesleyan Defeated The Amherst Aggies https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal/177538733/ The Morning Record Meriden, Connecticut October 7, 1897 4 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 4:10 p.m. l y Army The Plain West Point, NY 9–12 2,000 West Point Game Disputed https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-world/177539299/ The World New York, New York October 10, 1897 12 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com West Point Vs. Wesleyan https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-citizen/177539163/ Brooklyn Citizen Brooklyn, New York October 10, 1897 6 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Methodists Defeated—West Point Tin Soldiers Were Too Much for Wesleyan University https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-times/177539049/ Buffalo Sunday Morning Times Buffalo, New York October 10, 1897 22 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 13 4:00 p.m. w 1897 Tufts Jumbos Tufts Pameacha Park Middletown, CT 16–0 Middletown https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/177539918/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut October 13, 1897 11 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Wesleyan 16, Tufts 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/177540073/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut October 14, 1897 10 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Wesleyan 16, Tufts 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/177540161/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 14, 1897 9 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 16 l y Brown Adelaide Park Providence, RI 12–24 Brown 24, Wesleyan 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97437273/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 17, 1897 4 March 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 20 3:30 p.m. w Amherst Hanover Park Meriden, CT 24–0 1,000 Plans Are Complete—Big Football Game This Afternoon—Amherst And Wesleyan Meet https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal/177541077/ The Morning Record Meriden, Connecticut October 20, 1897 1 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Amherst's Waterloo https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal/177541246/ The Morning Record Meriden, Connecticut October 21, 1897 1 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Williams Weston Field Williamstown, MA 22–0 Wesleyan 22, Williams 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/177540387/ The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 24, 1897 4 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 27 w y Amherst Pratt Field Amherst, MA 14–0 600 Wesleyan 14, Amherst 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fall-river-daily-evening-news/177541421/ Fall River Evening News Fall River, Massachusetts October 28, 1897 5 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Football Notes https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun/177541546/ The Sun New York, New York October 28, 1897 8 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 l y Harvard Soldiers' Field Boston, MA 0–34 1,200–3,000 Harvard Plays Well.—Some Encouragement From the Game With Wesleyan Which Ends 34-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/177575045/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 4, 1897 1, 3 July 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Easy Work For Harvard—Wesleyan Eleven Defeated 34 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/177575269/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut November 4, 1897 1 July 27, 2025 Newspapers.com Easy Victory: Harvard Eleven Defeats Wesleyan 34 to 0 Boston Post October 4, 1897 3 NewspaperARCHIVE(1,200 attendance) November 6 3:00 p.m. w y Trinity (CT) Hartford, CT rivalry 6–4 2,000 Will Trinity Win? https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/177539574/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut November 6, 1897 12 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com Trinity Defeated—Wesleyan Wins the Football Game 6 to 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant/125435052/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut November 8, 1897 6 May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 0–22 3,000 The Ministerial Team Play Quite A Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98188274/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 14, 1897 9 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com November 20 l y Lafayette March Field Easton, PA 6–41 Lafayette's Victory—Defeats the Wesleyan Team at Easton, 41 to 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/177541872/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 21, 1897 10 July 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 l y Brown Adelaide Park Providence, RI 4–12 2,000 Brown Wins Another https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97438659/buffalo-courier/ The Buffalo Courier-Record Buffalo, New York November 26, 1897 7 March 11, 2022 Newspapers.com 1897 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wesleyan-ct/1897-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference July 26, 2025 Tackaberry J. Edgar 1899 1899 Olla Podrida https://digitalcollections.wesleyan.edu/object/ollapods-30 Olla Podrida Middletown, Connecticut Junior Class of Wesleyan University XL 112 July 27, 2025 References Wesleyan Methodists team Category:Wesleyan Cardinals football seasons Wesleyan Methodists football team Category:Long stubs with short prose