1897 Maryland Aggies football team explained

Year:	1897
Team:	Maryland Aggies
Sport:	football
Conference:	Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association
Short Conf:	MIFA
Record:	2–4
Conf Record:	0–3
Head Coach:	John Lillibridge
Hc Year:	1st
Captain:	John Lillibridge

The 1897 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the 1897 college football season.^[1] The team was led by second-year head coach Grenville Lewis.^[2]

Players

The letterwinners of the 1897 team were:^[3]

• James Blandford, guard
• William Bouscaren, halfback
• Dorsey Cashell, guard
• Grant C. Church, end
• Sam Cooke, fullback
• Charles Gibbons, halfback
• Wade Hinebaugh, end
• Frank Kenly, quarterback
• John Lillibridge, end and captain-coach
• Charles Ridgeley, tackle/fullback
• James Shipley, center

Non-letterwinners:^[4]

• Fred Bell, tackle
• Vernon Rollins, tackle
• Ed Speake, tackle
• Bob Hildebrand, guard
• Harry Stanford, guard
• Hanson Mitchell, quarterback
• Levin Dericksen, halfback
• George Peterson, halfback

Manager:

• John Mitchell

Notes and References

1. David Ungrady, Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, 2003, p. 5, Sports Publishing LLC.
2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1378 All-Time Coaching Record
3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07guide-11.pdf All-Time Lettermen
4. Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890 - 1952, p. 30, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.