1897 college football rankings

1897 college football rankings
Season1897
Bowl season1897–98 bowl games
End of season championsPennsylvania
Yale
college football rankings

The 1897 college football season rankings included a ranking by New York City newspaper The Sun.[1][2]

The Sun

In November 1897, New York City newspaper The Sun published a top-thirteen ranking of teams.[1]

Rank Team[1] Record
1 Penn 15–0
Yale 9–0–2
3 Princeton 10–1
4 Harvard 10–1–1
5 Cornell 5–3–1
6 Army 6–1–1
7 Brown 7–4
8 Carlisle 6–4
9 Lafayette 9–2–1
10 Wesleyan 6–6–0
11 Dartmouth 4–3
12 Amherst 2–6–2
13 Williams 1–7–1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Summary of Football — How the Big College Elevens Compare in Strength". The Sun. November 28, 1897. Pennsylvania and Yale as Even Match — Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, and West Point Next in Order
  2. ^ Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). Laguerre, André (ed.). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 27, no. 11. Chicago. pp. 28–34. Retrieved February 8, 2016. Polls and systems to determine the No. 1 team are not nearly so ancient as the mere naming of the "intercollegiate champion" by a Casper Whitney or a J. Parmly Paret.