1897 Add-Ran Christian football team

1897 Add-Ran Christian football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–1
Head coach	Joe J. Field (1st season)
Seasons ←  1896 1898  →

1897 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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 1897 Add-Ran Christian football team represented Add-Ran Christian University, now known as Texas Christian University (TCU), as an independent during the 1897 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 23		at East Dallas		W 6–0
November 3		Texas	Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 10–16	[1]
November 13	4:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 30–6	[2]
November 25		Fort Worth	Waco, TX	W 32–0	[3]

References

1. "'Varsity Won". Austin Daily Statesman . Austin, Texas. November 4, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Description of the Game Between the Add-Ran and College Teams". The Houston Post . Houston, Texas. November 15, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved August 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Add-Ran 32, Fort Worth 0". The Houston Post . Houston, Texas. November 26, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved August 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com .