1897 Massachusetts Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Massachusetts Aggies football Athletic League of New England State Colleges New England 2–5–1 0–1 None Alumni Field The 1897 Massachusetts Aggies football team represented Massachusetts Agricultural College in the 1897 college football season. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts. Massachusetts finished the season with a record of 2–5–1. Schedule September 25 l Holy Cross Alumni Field Amherst, MA 0–4 September 29 l y Amherst Pratt Field Amherst, MA 4–20 200 Aggies Score On Amherst.—Amherst Comes to Herself After the First Blow and at No Time Afterward is Her Goal In Danger https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/200459842/ The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts September 30, 1897 5 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 2 w New Hampshire Alumni Field Amherst, MA rivalry 10–4 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18971898newh/page/44/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly M. A. C., 10; N. H. C., 4 5 2 November 1897 44–45 February 29, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45951054/football-season-opened/ Football Season Opened The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield, Massachusetts 1 October 4, 1897 March 1, 2020 newspapers.com October 6 4:00 p.m. l y Wesleyan Pameacha Park Middletown, CT 5–18 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 l y Trinity (CT) Hartford, CT 5–26 October 16 t Shelburne Falls Alumni Field Amherst, MA 0–0 October 23 l Williston Seminary Alumni Field Amherst, MA 4–6 November 6 w Storrs Alumni Field Amherst, MA rivalry 36–0 References Massachusetts Category:UMass Minutemen football seasons Massachusetts Aggies football