1897 Maryland Aggies football team
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| 1897 Maryland Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association |
| 1897 record | 2–4 (0–3 MIFA) |
| Head coach | John Lillibridge |
| Captain | John Lillibridge |
The 1897 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the 1897 college football season.[1] The team was led by second-year head coach Grenville Lewis.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 16 | Central High School* | College Park, Maryland | W 24–6 | ||||||
| October 20 | Eastern High School* | College Park, Maryland | W 4–0 | ||||||
| October 30 | Johns Hopkins | College Park, Maryland (Hopkins–Maryland rivalry) | L 30–6 | ||||||
| November 13 | at St. John's College | Annapolis, Maryland | L 6–4 | ||||||
| November 17 | Gallaudet | College Park, Maryland | L 16–6 | ||||||
| November 20 | at Baltimore Medical* | Electric Park • Baltimore, Maryland | L 10–0 | ||||||
| All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Players
The letterwinners of the 1897 team were:[3]
- James Blandford, guard
- William Bouscaren, halfback
- Dorsey Cashell, guard
- Grant C. Church, end
- Sam Cooke, fullback
- Charles Gibbons, halfback
- Wade Hinebaugh, end
- Frank Kenly, quarterback
- John Lillibridge, end and captain-coach
- Charles Ridgeley, tackle/fullback
- James Shipley, center
Non-letterwinners:[4]
- Fred Bell, tackle
- Vernon Rollins, tackle
- Ed Speake, tackle
- Bob Hildebrand, guard
- Harry Stanford, guard
- Hanson Mitchell, quarterback
- Levin Dericksen, halfback
- George Peterson, halfback
Manager:
- John Mitchell
See also
References
- ↑ David Ungrady, Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, 2003, p. 5, Sports Publishing LLC.
- ↑ All-Time Coaching Record, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ↑ All-Time Lettermen, p. 17–22, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, 2007.
- ↑ Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, p. 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
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