1897 Chicago Dental Infirmary football team

1897 Chicago Dental Infirmary football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–1
Captains
  • S. Midgely (right halfback)
  • Miller
Home stadiumChicago Dental grounds, Rockwood street and Ogden avenue
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
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
Central Michigan   –   2 – 1 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   2 – 1 – 1
  –   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
Lincoln (MO)   –   0 – 1 – 0
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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Thistle Athletic clubunknown [2]
October 27Bennett Medical college
W 24–5[3]
October 28Notre Dame
L 0–62[4]
October 30Lincoln Cycling club
  • Chicago Dental grounds
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–4[5][6]
November 13Lewis Institute
  • Oak Park
  • Chicago, IL
T 12–12[7]
NovemberNorthwestern 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.