1897 Lehigh football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1897 Lehigh football Independent 3–7 Samuel M. Hammond 1st The 1897 Lehigh football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Samuel M. Hammond, the team compiled a 3–7 record and was outscored by a total of 261 to 84.1897 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/lehigh/1897-schedule.html June 23, 2020 Schedule y y y October 2 at Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ L 0-43 The Champion Princeton Team Opens the Season with an Easy Victory Over Lehigh: Tigers Scored 43 to 0 The New York Times October 3, 1897 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16524214/the_champion_princeton_team_opens_the/ Newspapers.com October 9 3:07 p.m. at Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 0-58 4,000 Penn Scores Heavily On Weak Lehigh https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98186797/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 10, 1897 8 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 16 vs Williams Albany, NY W 5-0 Lehigh, 5; Williams, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brooklyn-eagle/200467928/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York October 17, 1897 9 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 Dickinson Bethlehem, PA W 5-0 October 23 vs Bucknell Williamsport, PA L 20-28 1,500 Lehigh Given A Surprise https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader/163308743/ The Wilkes-Barre Record Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania October 25, 1897 3 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com Bucknell Defeats Lehigh https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewisburg-chronicle/163308835/ Lewisburg Chronicle Lewisburg, Pennsylvania October 30, 1897 1 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 at Lafayette March Field Easton, PA (rivalry) L 0-34 November 6 at Army The Plain West Point, NY L 6-48 November 13 NYU Bethlehem, PA W 42-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69592883/lehighs-big-score/ The Sun Lehigh's big score November 14, 1897 February 7, 2021 Newspapers.com November 20 at Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD L 6-28 November 25 Lafayette Bethlehem, PA L 0-22 References Lehigh Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football seasons Lehigh football