1897 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1897 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Frank E. Wade (1st season)
Captain	Robert Adams
Home stadium	Old Oval

1897 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					15	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					10	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	2
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	0	–	2
Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dickinson			–					7	–	3	–	2
Swarthmore			–					7	–	3	–	2
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	3	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wesleyan			–					6	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					3	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	6	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	2
Lehigh			–					3	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					1	–	3	–	0

The 1897 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank E. Wade, the Orangemen compiled a record of 5–3–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		Cazenovia	Syracuse, NY	W 36–0
October 2		at Cornell	Ithaca, NY	L 0–16
October 7		Hobart	Syracuse, NY	W 20–6
October 16		at Colgate	Hamilton, NY (rivalry)	T 6–6
October 23		Union (NY)	Syracuse, NY	W 40–0
October 30		at Cortland		W 24–0
November 3		Rochester	Syracuse, NY	W 36–0
November 6	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	L 0–16	800	[1][2]
November 13		Buffalo	Varsity Oval Syracuse, NY	L 0–10	400	[3][4]
All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "U> Of B.-Syracuse". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. November 6, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Honors Well Won On The Gridiron". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. November 7, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Buffalo Won". The Buffalo Sunday Times. Buffalo, New York. November 14, 1897. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Buffalo Invincible". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. November 14, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "2016 Syracuse Football Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University. Retrieved July 4, 2017.