Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1897 Season: 1897

Opened the season with Lafayette holding the belt; Pennsylvania closed it out. 12 belt games this season: 1 title change and 11 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
217 September 27, 1897 Lafayette at Bloomsburg 14–0 Defended · #1
218 September 28, 1897 Lafayette at Wyoming Seminary 26–0 Defended · #2
219 October 2, 1897 Penn State at Lafayette 0–24 Defended · #3
220 October 6, 1897 Lafayette at Franklin & Marshall 8–0 Defended · #4
221 October 9, 1897 Temperance A.C. at Lafayette 0–64 Defended · #5
222 October 16, 1897 Lafayette at Cornell 4–4 Defended (tie) · #6
223 October 23, 1897 Lafayette at Pennsylvania 0–46 New champion: Pennsylvania
224 October 30, 1897 Pennsylvania at Brown 40–0 Defended · #1
225 November 6, 1897 Carlisle at Pennsylvania 10–20 Defended · #2
226 November 13, 1897 Wesleyan (CT) at Pennsylvania 0–22 Defended · #3
227 November 20, 1897 Harvard at Pennsylvania 6–15 Defended · #4
228 November 25, 1897 Cornell at Pennsylvania 0–4 Defended · #5
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Pennsylvania October 23, 1897 took it from Lafayette 378 days

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