1897 Penn Quakers football team explained

Year:	1897
Team:	Penn Quakers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Independent
Record:	15–0
Head Coach:	George Washington Woodruff
Hc Year:	6th
Captain:	John Minds
Stadium:	Franklin Field
Champion:	National champion (Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, NCF) Co-national champion (Davis)

The 1897 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1897 college football season. The team finished with a 15–0 record and was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, and National Championship Foundation, and as a co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.^[1] They outscored their opponents 463 to 20.^[2]

Legacy

Head coach George Washington Woodruff and players Truxtun Hare, John Minds, and John H. Outland are all inductees of the College Football Hall of Fame. Outland is the namesake of the Outland Trophy, awarded annually to the best college football interior lineman. The Quakers' 15 wins in a single season would not be equalled until the 2018 Clemson Tigers.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Web site: Clemson Can't Hold A Candle To The Last College Football Team To Go 15-0 . Dan . McQuade . . January 8, 2019 . January 9, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Poll Rankings . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2015. NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA . 107 . January 4, 2016 .
2. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/ivyleague/pennsylvania/1895-1899_yearly_results.php 1897 University of Pennsylvania football scores and results
3. Web site: Single Season Leaders and Records for Wins . . December 30, 2018.
4. Web site: Alabama vs. Clemson score: Tigers crush Tide to reclaim throne, win 2019 national championship . . January 8, 2019 . en.