1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0
Head coach
CaptainDowd
Seasons
1898 →
1897 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler     3 0 0
Fairmount     1 0 0
Washburn     7 1 0
Cincinnati     9 1 1
Iowa State Normal     5 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     7 1 1
Indiana     6 1 1
Ohio     7 2 0
Carthage     3 1 0
Iowa Agricultural     3 1 0
Notre Dame     4 1 1
Michigan Agricultural     4 2 1
Central Michigan     2 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     2 1 1
Chicago Dental Infirmary     2 2 1
Missouri     5 6 0
Lake Forest     4 5 1
Drake     2 3 0
Heidelberg     2 3 0
Detroit College     1 2 0
Indiana Normal     1 4 0
Kansas State     1 2 1
Mount Union     2 4 1
Rush Medical College     1 4 1
DePauw     2 6 0
Wittenberg     2 6 0
Haskell     1 4 0
Indiana State Normal     1 4 0
Ohio State     1 7 1
South Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Washington University     0 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural     0 3 0

The 1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team was an American football team that represented Fairmount College (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1897 college football season.[1] They played in one game, a 12 to 4 win over Wichita High School.[2] Their coach was T. H. Morrison.

They played their one game at Wichita High School, now known as Wichita East, on Garfield Gridiron.[3] It was played in front of "over 1,000".[4] The first half was 35 minutes long and the second was 25 minutes.[4] Their team captain was Dowd and their quarterback was Frank Hunter.[4] The opening kickoff was sent to the Fairmount 35 and was returned 10 yards by Gohegan. The high school later forced a fumble which was followed by "a beautiful run" by Sheldon which gained 60 yards.[4] The high school was unable to score on their drive as they were continually forced backwards and eventually committed a safety.[4] That made the score 2 to 0 Fairmount. About 13 minutes later Fairmount scored their first touchdown, which was worth 4 points with the conversion.[4] The teams would then exchange possessions until the half ended. The second half started at 4:01 p.m. and started with a Fairmount kickoff.[4] On the drive Wichita was able to score their first and only touchdown.[4] With a few minutes remaining, Fairmount scored another touchdown to end the game, 12 to 4.[4]

  1. ^ "Wichita St. Game by Game Results". September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Matters Of Interest". The Monitor Press. November 25, 1897 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The High school and Fairmount football teams will contest for honors next Saturday afternoon on the Garfield campus". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1897 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "College Boys Win". The Wichita Eagle. November 21, 1897. and "Untitled". The Wichita Eagle. November 21, 1897 – via Newspapers.com.