1897 Storrs Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Storrs Aggies football Athletic League of New England State Colleges New England 5–2 1–1 None N. J. Webb Storrs Wins in New London—Other Games to be Played https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-storrs-wins-in-new-lond/173803868/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut October 11, 1897 11 June 4, 2025 Newspapers.com Athletic Fields The 1897 Storrs Aggies football team represented Storrs Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1897 college football season. This was the second year that the school fielded a football team. The Aggies completed the season with a record of 5–2, playing for the first time as a member of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges, which served to facilitate scheduling between Connecticut, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Rhode Island. The 1897 season marked the first contests against these two rivals.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf UConn Huskies 2015 UConn Football Media Guide 28 August 2015 118 18 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118130900/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf deadhttp://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/connecticut/yearly_results.php?year=1896 Connecticut Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse 15 October 2015 5 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905190958/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/connecticut/yearly_results.php?year=1896 dead The team's manager was J. W. Pincus. Schedule October 2 l y y Norwich Free Academy Norwich, CT 4–12 Academy Beats Storrs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-academy-beats-storrs/173803661/ The Day (New London) New London, Connecticut October 6, 1897 2 June 4, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 w y Willimantic YMCA Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 16–0 October 9 w y y New London A. C. New London, CT 10–8 October 16 w y Willimantic High School Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 10–4 October 23 w y Rhode Island New London, CT rivalry 22–8 Rough Game at New London https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-rough-game-at-new-londo/171884810/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts October 24, 1897 4 May 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Willimantic YMCA Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 30–0 November 6 l y Massachusetts Alumni Field Amherst, MA rivalry 0–36 References Storrs Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Storrs Aggies football