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|Year=1897
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|Prev year=
| year = 1897
|Team=Clemson Tigers
|Image=1897 Clemson Tigers football team.png
| team = Clemson Tigers
| sport = football
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| image = 1897 Clemson Tigers football team.png
|Conference=Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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| conference = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|ShortConference=SIAA
| short_conf = SIAA
|CoachRank=
| record = 2–2
|APRank=
| conf_record = 0–1
|Record=2–2
| head_coach = [[William M. Williams (American football)|William M. Williams]]
|ConfRecord=0–1
| hc_year = 1st
|HeadCoach=[[William M. Williams]]
| captain = W. T. Brock
|HCYear = 1st
| stadium =
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| champion = State champion
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|Captain=W. T. Brock
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{{1897 SIAA football standings}}
{{1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The '''1897 Clemson Tigers football team''' represented [[Clemson Agricultural College]] in the [[1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season]]. The Tigers completed their season as a member of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]<ref>see {{cite book|url=http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/gloms1897/id/803/rec/8|title=Glomerata|year=1898|page=94}}</ref> with a record of 2–2, with wins over South Carolina and a [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] YMCA team, and losses to Georgia and North Carolina.<ref name="clemson">{{cite web|title=2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/football/2016-17/Guide.pdf?SPSID=935314&SPID=160208&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500|website=ClemsonTigers.com|publisher=Clemson Athletics|accessdate=December 14, 2016|format=PDF|pages=200-208|date=2016}}</ref> All games were played in the opposing school's home city.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bourret|first=Tim|title=2010 Clemson Football Media Guide|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf|publisher=[[Clemson University]]|accessdate=11 August 2011|page=202|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yveqFBPG|archivedate=24 May 2011|deadurl=no|ref={{harvid|2010 Media Guide}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/clemson/yearly_results.php?year=1896|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Clemson Game by Game Results|accessdate=September 13, 2015}}</ref> [[William M. Williams]] served as the team's coach for his first season while W. T. Brock was the captain.<ref>{{harvnb|2010 Media Guide|p=198}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.clemson.edu/cedp/press/pubs/ths-v1/06-ch06.pdf|title=The High Seminary|pages=132–133|first=Jerome|last=Reel}}</ref> The team was state champion.<ref>http://www.clemson.edu/cedp/press/pubs/ths-v1/06-ch06.pdf</ref>
The '''1897 Clemson Tigers football team''' represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as [[Clemson University]]–during the [[1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season]]. The Tigers completed their season as a member of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]<ref>see {{cite book|url=http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/gloms1897/id/803/rec/8|title=Glomerata|year=1898|page=94|access-date=2016-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220223129/http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/gloms1897/id/803/rec/8|archive-date=2016-12-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a record of 2–2, with wins over South Carolina and a [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] YMCA team, and losses to Georgia and North Carolina.<ref name="clemson">{{cite web|title=2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/football/2016-17/Guide.pdf?SPSID=935314&SPID=160208&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500|website=ClemsonTigers.com|publisher=Clemson Athletics|access-date=December 14, 2016|format=PDF|pages=200–208|date=2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220115651/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/football/2016-17/Guide.pdf?SPSID=935314&SPID=160208&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> All games were played in the opposing school's home city.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bourret |first=Tim |title=2010 Clemson Football Media Guide |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf |publisher=[[Clemson University]] |access-date=11 August 2011 |page=202 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112182337/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=dead |ref={{harvid|2010 Media Guide}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/clemson/yearly_results.php?year=1896|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Clemson Game by Game Results|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171218/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/clemson/yearly_results.php?year=1896|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[William M. Williams (American football)|William M. Williams]] served as the team's coach for his first season while W. T. Brock was the captain.<ref>{{harvnb|2010 Media Guide|p=198}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.clemson.edu/cedp/press/pubs/ths-v1/06-ch06.pdf|title=The High Seminary|pages=132–133|first=Jerome|last=Reel}}</ref> The team was state champion.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no|attend=no}}

{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| date = October 9
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| opponent = [[1897 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1897 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Herty Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Herty Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Athens, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Athens, Georgia|Athens, GA]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia football rivalry|Rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 0–24
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-university-of-georgia-d/136918190/|title=University of Georgia defeats Clemson College|newspaper=The Morning News|date=October 10, 1897|accessdate=December 16, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 0–24
| overtime =
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| date = October 23
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| away = y
| opponent = Charlotte YMCA
| homecoming =
| site_stadium = [[Latta Park Baseball Field|Latta Park]]
| away = yes
| site_cityst = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]]
| neutral =
| rank = no
| score = 10–0
| opponent = Charlotte YMCA
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Charlotte, NC]]
| gamename =
| tv = no
| score = 10–0
| overtime =
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| date = October 25
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| away = y
| opponent = [[1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1897 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Chapel Hill, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill, NC]]
| gamename =
| score = 0–28
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-the-university-won/136921572/|title=The University won, Clemson College defeated by a score of twenty-eight to nothing|newspaper=The News and Observer|date=October 26, 1897|accessdate=December 16, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| tv = no
| score = 0–28
| overtime =
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| date = November 10
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| away = y
| opponent = [[1897 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1897|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, SC]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia, SC]]
| gamename = [[Carolina–Clemson rivalry|Big Thursday]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 20–6
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-watchman-and-southron-clemson-wins/146212372/|newspaper=The Watchman and Southron|title=Clemson wins; The Carolina boys are wondering how it happened|date=November 17, 1897|accessdate=April 28, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 18–6
}}
| overtime =
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|rank=no|poll=no|timezone=|hc=no}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 28 April 2024

1897 Clemson Tigers football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–2 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. T. Brock
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Georgia 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Auburn 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Central (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
Nashville 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Alabama 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Texas 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Clemson 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University–during the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tigers completed their season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association[1] with a record of 2–2, with wins over South Carolina and a Charlotte YMCA team, and losses to Georgia and North Carolina.[2] All games were played in the opposing school's home city.[3][4] William M. Williams served as the team's coach for his first season while W. T. Brock was the captain.[5][6] The team was state champion.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9at Georgia
L 0–24[7]
October 23at Charlotte YMCA*
W 10–0
October 25at North Carolina*Chapel Hill, NCL 0–28[8]
November 10at South Carolina*Columbia, SC (rivalry)W 20–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ see Glomerata. 1898. p. 94. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  6. ^ Reel, Jerome. The High Seminary (PDF). pp. 132–133.
  7. ^ "University of Georgia defeats Clemson College". The Morning News. October 10, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The University won, Clemson College defeated by a score of twenty-eight to nothing". The News and Observer. October 26, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson wins; The Carolina boys are wondering how it happened". The Watchman and Southron. November 17, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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