1897 Chicago Athletic Association football team

American football team season July 2024 February 2026 1897 Chicago Athletic Association #CC3433 white black Independent 10–1–1 William Hale Thompson Phil Draper Washington Park Race Track 1896 1898 The 1897 Chicago Athletic Association football team was an American football team representing the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA). The team finished with a 10–1–1 record and held all opponents scoreless except for Yale, the only team to beat the CAA. Fullback/halfback Phil Draper was the team captain, replacing the previous season's captain William Hale Thompson, who was made manager.The Daily Inter Ocean January 18, 1897 7 Draper Elected Captain https://www.newspapers.com/article/128374486/ Newspapers.comThe Chicago Daily Tribune December 3, 1897 5 Capt. Phil Draper Honored https://www.newspapers.com/article/128367326/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago. Schedule September 18 w y Waukegan Athletic Association Waukegan, IL 10–0 The Chicago Sunday Tribune September 19, 1897 6 C. A. A. Defeats Waukegan https://www.newspapers.com/article/128360786/ Newspapers.com September 25 w First Regiment Washington Park Race Track Chicago, IL 14–0 The Sunday Inter Ocean Chicago September 26, 1897 11 Show Disappointing Form https://www.newspapers.com/article/128362059/ Newspapers.comThe Daily Inter Ocean Chicago September 25, 1897 5 Confident of Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/128377284/ Newspapers.com October 9 w South Bend Commercial-Athletic Club Washington Park Race Track Chicago, IL 32–0 The Sunday Inter Ocean Chicago October 10, 1897 8 C. A. A. 32; Commercial Club, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/29536844/ Newspapers.com October 16 w Illinois Cycling Club Washington Park Race Track Chicago, IL 6–0 The Chicago Sunday Tribune October 17, 1897 4 Victory for C. A. A. https://www.newspapers.com/article/29537361/ Newspapers.com October 20 t y NorthwesternNorthwestern The two games against Northwestern were practice games that were closed to the public. College Football Data Warehouse includes these two games in the CAA season record.1897 - Chicago AA (IL) College Football Data Warehouse September 22, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_ac.php?teamid=668&year=1897 https://web.archive.org/web/20150911061551/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_ac.php?teamid=668&year=1897 2015-09-11 The games do not appear in the record of CAA games as compiled by the Bankers Athletic Club (published in the Chicago Inter Ocean, December 5, and corrected on December 7).The Sunday Inter Ocean Chicago December 5, 1897 10 Bold Claim of B. A. C. https://www.newspapers.com/article/18159614/ Newspapers.comThe Daily Inter Ocean Chicago December 7, 1897 9 Corrects the Error https://www.newspapers.com/article/132241164/ Newspapers.com Northwestern University does not include the two games in its official season records.NUsports.com 2022 Northwestern Football Media Guide Northwestern University 79 https://nusports.com/documents/2022/8/10/NUFB_2022_Media_Guide.pdf September 22, 2023 Sheppard Field Evanston, IL 0–0 The Chicago Daily Tribune October 21, 1897 4 Play a Secret Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/29537769/ Newspapers.com October 21 w y NorthwesternNorthwestern Sheppard Field Evanston, IL 4–0 The Chicago Daily Tribune October 22, 1897 4 C. A. A. Scores Once https://www.newspapers.com/article/31914300/ Newspapers.com October 23 w Racine Athletic Club Washington Park Race Track Chicago, IL 44–0 The Sunday Inter Ocean Chicago October 24, 1897 8 Had Things Their Own Way https://www.newspapers.com/article/29538122/ Newspapers.com October 30 w y Newton Athletic Association Newton Centre, MA 36–0 The Boston Sunday Globe October 31, 1897 21 Chicago 36 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/128357496/ Newspapers.com November 6 l y Yale Yale Field New Haven, CT 6–16 The Chicago Sunday Tribune November 7, 1897 4 Score Against Yale https://www.newspapers.com/article/98268658/ Newspapers.com November 13 w y Orange Athletic Club Orange, NJ 6–0 The New York Times November 14, 1897 2 Chicago, 6; Orange, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/30418282/ Newspapers.com November 20 w Illinois Cycling Club Washington Park Race Track Chicago, IL 22–0 The Chicago Sunday Tribune November 21, 1897 3 C. A. A. Are Winners https://www.newspapers.com/article/30418962/ Newspapers.com November 25 w New Jersey Athletic Club Washington Park Race Track Chicago, IL 52–0 The Chicago Daily Tribune November 26, 1897 3 Mere Toy for C. A. A. https://www.newspapers.com/article/31712003/ Newspapers.com Notes References Chicago Athletic Association Category:Chicago Athletic Association football seasons Chicago Athletic Association football