1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football Independent 1–0 T. H. Morrison Dowd none The 1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team was an American football team that represented Fairmount College (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1897 college football season.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/w/wichita_state/yearly_results.php?year=1897 Wichita St. Game by Game Results September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906031153/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/w/wichita_state/yearly_results.php?year=1897 September 6, 2015 They played in one game, a 12 to 4 win over Wichita High School.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76657116/the-monitor-press/ November 25, 1897 The Monitor Press Newspapers.com Matters Of Interest Their coach was T. H. Morrison. They played their one game at Wichita High School, now known as Wichita East, on Garfield Gridiron.The High school and Fairmount football teams will contest for honors next Saturday afternoon on the Garfield campus. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76656965/the-wichita-eagle/ Newspapers.com November 16, 1897 The Wichita Eagle It was played in front of "over 1,000".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76656895/the-wichita-eagle/ College Boys Win November 21, 1897 The Wichita Eagle and https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76656911/the-wichita-eagle/ Untitled The Wichita Eagle November 21, 1897 Newspapers.com The first half was 35 minutes long and the second was 25 minutes. Their team captain was Dowd and their quarterback was Frank Hunter. The opening kickoff was sent to the Fairmount 35 and was returned 10 yards by Gohegan. The high school later forced a fumble which was followed by "a beautiful run" by Sheldon which gained 60 yards. The high school was unable to score on their drive as they were continually forced backwards and eventually committed a safety. That made the score 2 to 0 Fairmount. About 13 minutes later Fairmount scored their first touchdown, which with a missed conversion was worth 4 points. The teams would then exchange possessions until the half ended. The second half started at 4:01 p.m. and started with a Fairmount kickoff. On the drive Wichita was able to score their first and only touchdown. With a few minutes remaining, Fairmount scored another touchdown to end the game, 12 to 4. Schedule November 20 3:00 p.m. w y Wichita High School Garfield Gridiron Wichita, KS 12–4 over 1,000 Fairmount Wins. Wichita Beacon November 22, 1897 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76655473/the-wichita-beacon/ Newspapers.com Roster Most available sources do not include players' full names and in some cases, they do not include their positions either. What verifiable information is available for Fairmount's roster is listed below. Fairmount Wheatshockers 1897 Frank Hunter Izey RH Sheldon LH Gohegan Feas RE Andrews LE Tyrell Elberson ? Robinson ? Dowd RG (Captain) Orville Franz LG Kimball RT Fleming LT Kinzie T. H. Morrison References Fairmount Category:Wichita State Shockers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Fairmount Wheatshockers football