1897 Stanford football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1897 Stanford football Independent 4–1 George H. Brooke 1st The 1897 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1897 college football season and was coached by George H. Brooke in his only year coaching the team.Official results from http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09FB-history.pdf Stanford Football Media Guide 142 August 29, 2014 March 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307134606/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09FB-history.pdf dead The team played the Reliance Athletic Club team four times and ended the season with its annual Thanksgiving Day game against California, winning 28–0, the biggest margin of victory yet in the seven-year Big Game series. At this point in the series, Stanford had won 4 and tied 3 with no losses.http://stanford.dlconsulting.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford18971129-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- 28–0. Stanford triumphs a fourth time over the U.C. forces November 29, 1897 September 11, 2014 The Daily Palo Alto Schedule October 9 w y 1897 Reliance Athletic Club Reliance Athletic Club Recreation Park San Francisco, CA 6–4 October 23 w y Reliance Athletic Club Recreation Park San Francisco, CA 8–6 October 30 w y Reliance Athletic Club Cyclers' Park San Jose, CA 12–6 November 13 l y Reliance Athletic Club Recreation Park San Francisco, CA 0–10 November 25 w y California Recreation Park San Francisco, CA rivalry 28–0 References Stanford Category:Stanford Cardinal football seasons Stanford football