| 1897 college football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1897 |
| Bowl season | 1897–98 bowl games |
| End of season champions | Pennsylvania Yale |
| college football rankings | |
The 1897 college football season rankings included a ranking by New York City newspaper The Sun.
The Sun
In November 1897, New York City newspaper The Sun published a top-thirteen ranking of teams.
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn | 15–0 |
| Yale | 9–0–2 | |
| 3 | Princeton | 10–1 |
| 4 | Harvard | 10–1–1 |
| 5 | Cornell | 5–3–1 |
| 6 | Army | 6–1–1 |
| 7 | Brown | 7–4 |
| 8 | Carlisle | 6–4 |
| 9 | Lafayette | 9–2–1 |
| 10 | Wesleyan | 6–6–0 |
| 11 | Dartmouth | 4–3 |
| 12 | Amherst | 2–6–2 |
| 13 | Williams | 1–7–1 |
See also
References
- ^ "Summary of Football — How the Big College Elevens Compare in Strength". The Sun. November 28, 1897.
Pennsylvania and Yale as Even Match — Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, and West Point Next in Order
- Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). Laguerre, André (ed.). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 27, no. 11. Chicago. pp. 28–34. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
Polls and systems to determine the No. 1 team are not nearly so ancient as the mere naming of the "intercollegiate champion" by a Casper Whitney or a J. Parmly Paret.
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