1897 Rush Medical football team

1897 Rush Medical football
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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
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
Lincoln (MO)   –   0 – 1 – 0
South Dakota Agricultural   –   0 – 1 – 0
Washington University   –   0 – 2 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Rush Medical football team was an American football team that represented Rush Medical College in the 1897 college football season. The medics compiled a 1–4–2 record, and were outscored by their opponents 62 to 14.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9at WisconsinL 0–28[1]
October 13at Notre Dame
T 0–0[2][3]
October 16at St. Charles Athletic ClubSt. Charles, ILW 4–0[4]
October 23Bankers' Athletic Clubcancelled [5]
October 30First RegimentL 10–12[6]
November 6at NorthwesternL 0–14[7]
November 1310:00 a.m.Chicago Physicians and Surgeons
  • Gaelic Athletic grounds
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–81,500[8]
November 25at St. Charles Athletic ClubElgin, ILT 0–0[9]

References

  1. ^ "BADGERS CONQUER MEDICS". The Inter Ocean. October 10, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "FOUNDER's DAY AT NOTRE DAME". The Inter Ocean. October 14, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "BOTH TEAMS FAIL TO SCORE". The Inter Ocean. October 14, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "RUSH SCORES ONE TOUCHDOWN". The Inter Ocean. October 17, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bankers Play Proviso". Chicago Tribune. October 23, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "VICTORY CROWNS THEIR EFFORTS". The Inter Ocean. October 31, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "RUSH MEDICAL TEAM SHUT OUT". The Inter Ocean. November 7, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "P. and S., 8; Rush, 0". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "ST. CHARLES TIES RUSH MEDICS". The Inter Ocean. November 26, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved May 31, 2020.