1897 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team

Summary

The 1897 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1897 college football season. Arkansas opened its 1897 season with its sixth game in four years against the team from Fort Smith High School. The Cardinals next competed in their third intercollegiate game, playing Drury College to a 6–6 tie. On November 20, 1897, Arkansas won its first ever intercollegiate football game against Ouachita College, a liberal arts college in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

1897 Arkansas Industrial Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0–1
Head coach
CaptainHerbert Fishback
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Arkansas     2 0 1
Navy     8 1 0
Virginia     6 2 1
Add-Ran     3 1 0
Washington and Lee     3 1 0
VPI     5 2 0
North Carolina     7 3 0
VMI     3 2 0
Guilford     2 1 0
West Virginia     5 4 1
Davidson     1 1 0
Georgia Tech     1 1 0
Columbian     4 5 1
Richmond     3 5 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
Texas A&M     1 2 0
Delaware     1 5 1
William & Mary     0 1 0
Marshall     0 3 0
South Carolina     0 3 0

The captains of the 1897 team were H. Y. Fishback and E. G. Martin. John C. Futrall was the manager, and B. N. Wilson was the coach.[1] Coach Wilson received a bachelor of science degree from Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech) in 1896 and joined the faculty at Arkansas Industrial as an instructor of mechanical engineering. He served as the football team's trainer in the fall of 1896 and took over as the coach in 1897.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 6Fort Smith High SchoolFayetteville, ARW 12–0
November 20DruryFayetteville, ART 6–6[2][3]
November 25at Ouachita BaptistArkadelphia, ARW 24–0[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Cardinal" (Arkansas yearbook), 1898.
  2. ^ "Football In Arkansas". The Leader-Democrat. Springfield, Missouri. November 20, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Both Teams Scored Even". The Springfield Republican. Springfield, Missouri. November 21, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "A. I. U. 24, Ouachita 0". Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .