1897 Washington football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Washington Washington Huskies football 1897 University of Washington football team.png 280px Independent 1–2 Carl L. Clemans 1st Jack Lindsay YMCA Park The 1897 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its first season under coach Carl L. Clemans, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 26 to 16. For the second consecutive year, Jack Lindsay was the team captain. Schedule October 9 w Seattle YMCA YMCA Park Seattle, WA 10–0 400 By A Score Of 10 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer-1897-uw-washingto/160017537/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington October 10, 1897 3 November 30, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25, 1897 1:20 p.m. l Seattle Athletic Club YMCA Park Seattle, WA 6–10 1,000 Won By A Desperate Rally https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-intelligencer/160191666/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington November 26, 1897 2, 7 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com Seattle Played A Strong Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian/160037989/ Morning Oregonian Portland, Oregon November 26, 1897 2 November 30, 2024 Newspapers.com December 4 2:30 p.m. l y Oregon Agricultural Corvallis, OR 0–16 1,500 Corvallis Team Won https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian/160037783/ The Sunday Oregonian Portland, Oregon December 5, 1897 2 November 30, 2024 Newspapers.com 1897 Football Schedule https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/1897 The University of Washington Athletics December 2, 2024 2024 Football Media Guide https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/washington.sidearmsports.com/documents/2024/8/8/2024_UW_Football_Media_Guide.pdf The University of Washington Athletics 151 December 2, 2024 References Whitney Caspar Caspar Whitney Athletic Salvation for the Pacific Northwest Harper's Weekly January 29, 1898 XLII 2145 117–118 https://archive.org/details/sim_harpers-weekly_1898-01-29_42_2145/page/117/mode/1up January 4, 2025 The six Washington colleges—Walla Walla, University of Washington, Whitworth College, Puget Sound University, Vashon College, and Pullman Agricultural College—are organized into the Western Washington Inter-collegiate Athletic Association, which annually holds a series of contests in football, baseball, and track athletics. Washington Category:Washington Huskies football seasons Washington football