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American college football season
The 1897 Stanford football team represented
Stanford University in the
1897 college football season and was coached by
George H. Brooke in his only year coaching the team.
[1] The team played the
Reliance Athletic Club team four times and ended the season with its annual
Thanksgiving Day game against
California, winning 28–0, the biggest margin of victory yet in the seven-year
Big Game series. At this point in the series, Stanford had won 4 and tied 3 with no losses.
[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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October 9 | vs.
Reliance Athletic Club | | W 6–4 |
October 23 | vs. Reliance Athletic Club | - Recreation Park
- San Francisco, CA
| W 8–6 |
October 30 | vs. Reliance Athletic Club | | W 12–6 |
November 13 | vs. Reliance Athletic Club | - Recreation Park
- San Francisco, CA
| L 0–10 |
November 25 | vs.
California | - Recreation Park
- San Francisco, CA (
rivalry)
| W 28–0 |
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