1897 Cornell Big Red football team explained

Year:	1897
Team:	Cornell Big Red
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	5–3–1
Head Coach:	Pop Warner
Hc Year:	1st
Captain:	William McKeever
Stadium:	Percy Field

The 1897 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Pop Warner, the Big Red compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 133 to 42.^{[1] [2]} Three Cornell players received honors on the 1897 College Football All-America Team: quarterback George Young, Cornell (Walter Camp-2, Outing-1); end William McKeever (Camp-2); and end Lyndon S. Tracy, Cornell (Camp-3).^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cornell Yearly Results (1895–1899). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 10, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222082953/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/cornell/1895-1899_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1897 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 10, 2015.
3. News: Camp's Champion Eleven: Chamberlin, Brown, De Saulles and Hall of Yale All-American Leaders. New Haven Evening Register. December 8, 1897.
4. News: A Brief Review of the Football Season. The Outing Magazine. Jan 1898.