1897 Chicago Dental Infirmary football team

1897 Chicago Dental Infirmary football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2–1
Captain	S. Midgely (right halfback), Miller
Home stadium	Chicago Dental grounds, Rockwood street and Ogden avenue

1897 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Butler			–					3	–	0	–	0
Fairmount			–					1	–	0	–	0
Washburn			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					9	–	1	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					7	–	1	–	1
Indiana			–					6	–	1	–	1
Ohio			–					7	–	2	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	1	–	0
Iowa Agricultural			–					3	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	1	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	2	–	1
Central Michigan			–					2	–	1	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	1	–	1
Chicago Dental Infirmary			–					2	–	2	–	1
Missouri			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	5	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg			–					2	–	3	–	0
Detroit College			–					1	–	2	–	0
Indiana Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Kansas State			–					1	–	2	–	1
Mount Union			–					2	–	4	–	1
Rush Medical College			–					1	–	4	–	1
DePauw			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg			–					2	–	6	–	0
Haskell			–					1	–	4	–	0
Indiana State Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Ohio State			–					1	–	7	–	1
South Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1897 Chicago Dental Infirmary football team was an American football team that represented the Chicago Dental Infirmary in the 1897 college football season.^[1] The Dents, as they were occasionally known, compiled a 2–2–1, and were outscored by their opponents 97 to 48, with a majority of the lost points coming at the hands of Notre Dame, who shut them out 62–0. In a game for the unofficial title of "Western Dental college champion", Chicago Dental lost 0–14 to Northwestern University Dental department.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 16	Thistle Athletic club		unknown	[2]
October 27	Bennett Medical college	Chicago Dental grounds Chicago, IL	W 24–5	[3]
October 28	Notre Dame	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	L 0–62	[4]
October 30	Lincoln Cycling club	Chicago Dental grounds Chicago, IL	W 12–4	[5][6]
November 13	Lewis Institute	Oak Park Chicago, IL	T 12–12	[7]
November	Northwestern Dental college	Bankers' Athletic field Chicago, IL (Championship of Western Dental colleges)	L 0–14	[8][9]

References

1. "(80)Chicago College of Dental Surgery". lost-colleges. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
2. "Chicago Dental vs Thistle Cycling Club". The Inter Ocean. October 16, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
3. "BENETT ELEVEN PROTESTS". The Inter Ocean. October 28, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. "CHICAGO DENTISTS DEFEATED". The Inter Ocean. October 29, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
5. "Lincoln Cycling Club vs Chicago Dental". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
6. "Clipped From Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Lewis, 12; Dentals, 12". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "DENTAL COLLEGES TO PLAY". The Inter Ocean. November 18, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "N. D. C., 14; C. D. C., 0". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved May 31, 2020.