1897 Chicago Dental Infirmary football team

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.

1897 Chicago Dental Infirmary football
ConferenceIndependent
1897 record2–2–1
CaptainS. Midgely (right halfback), Miller
Home stadiumChicago Dental grounds, Rockwood street and Ogden avenue
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 State      1 2 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
Ohio State      1 7 1
Washington University      0 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural      0 3 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16Thistle Athletic clubunknown [2]
October 27Bennett Medical college
W 24–5[3]
October 28Notre DameL 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 2020-05-31.
  2. "Chicago Dental vs Thistle Cycling Club". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-16. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. "BENETT ELEVEN PROTESTS". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-28. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. "CHICAGO DENTISTS DEFEATED". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  5. "Lincoln Cycling Club vs Chicago Dental". Chicago Tribune. 1897-10-30. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. "Clipped From Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 1897-10-31. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  7. "Lewis, 12; Dentals, 12". Chicago Tribune. 1897-11-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  8. "DENTAL COLLEGES TO PLAY". The Inter Ocean. 1897-11-18. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  9. "N. D. C., 14; C. D. C., 0". Chicago Tribune. 1897-11-19. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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