1897 Central Colonels football team

1897 Central Colonels football
State champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–2 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	H. McC. Anderson
Seasons ← 1896 1898  →

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	1
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1897 Central Colonels football team represented Central University in Richmond, Kentucky during the 1897 college football season. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 16	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 10–14	[3]
October 30	Washington and Lee *	Richmond, KY	L 0–22	[4]
November 6	Kentucky State College	Richmond, KY	W 18–0	[5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts. Sentinel Company. 1900.
2. "Kentucky Digital Library". kdl.kyvl.org. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
3. "Vanderbilt 14, C.U. 0". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Defeat". The Sunday Leader . Lexington, Kentucky. October 31, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
5. "K.S.C. meets defeat at Richmond yesterday". The Lexington Herald. November 7, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.