1897 Central Colonels football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–2 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • H. McC. Anderson
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 –0 –06 –0 –1
Georgia 2 –0 –02 –1 –0
Auburn 2 –0 –12 –0 –1
Tennessee 1 –0 –04 –1 –0
Central (KY) 1 –1 –01 –2 –0
Nashville 1 –1 –01 –1 –0
Alabama 0 –0 –01 –0 –0
Texas 0 –0 –06 –2 –0
LSU 0 –0 –01 –1 –0
Sewanee 1 –2 –11 –3 –1
Clemson 0 –1 –02 –2 –0
Mercer 0 –1 –00 –2 –1
Cumberland (TN) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Kentucky State College 0 –2 –02 –4 –0
SW Presbyterian 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Central Colonels football team represented Central University in Richmond, Kentucky during the 1897 college football season.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16at VanderbiltL 10–14[3]
October 30Washington and Lee*Richmond, KYL 0–22[4]
November 6Kentucky State CollegeRichmond, KYW 18–0[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts. Sentinel Company. 1900.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky Digital Library". kdl.kyvl.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Vanderbilt 14, C.U. 0". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Defeat". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 31, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "K.S.C. meets defeat at Richmond yesterday". The Lexington Herald. November 7, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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