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The 1897 college football season rankings included a ranking by New York City newspaper The Sun . [1] [2]

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In November 1897, New York City newspaper The Sun published a top-thirteen ranking of teams. [1]

RankTeam [1] 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
11 Dartmouth 4–3
12 Amherst 2–6–2
13 Williams 1–7–1

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  1. 1 2 3 "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
  2. 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.