1897_Fairmount_Wheatshockers_football_team

1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

American college football season


The 1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team was an American football team that represented Fairmount College (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1897 college football season.[1] They played in one game, a 12 to 4 win over Wichita High School.[2] Their coach was T. H. Morrison.

Quick Facts Fairmount Wheatshockers football, Conference ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

They played their one game at Wichita High School, now known as Wichita East, on Garfield Gridiron.[3] It was played in front of "over 1,000".[4] The first half was 35 minutes long and the second was 25 minutes.[4] Their team captain was Dowd and their quarterback was Frank Hunter.[4] The opening kickoff was sent to the Fairmount 35 and was returned 10 yards by Gohegan. The high school later forced a fumble which was followed by "a beautiful run" by Sheldon which gained 60 yards.[4] The high school was unable to score on their drive as they were continually forced backwards and eventually committed a safety.[4] That made the score 2 to 0 Fairmount. About 13 minutes later Fairmount scored their first touchdown, which was worth 4 points with the conversion.[4] The teams would then exchange possessions until the half ended. The second half started at 4:01 p.m. and started with a Fairmount kickoff.[4] On the drive Wichita was able to score their first and only touchdown.[4] With a few minutes remaining, Fairmount scored another touchdown to end the game, 12 to 4.[4]

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...

Roster

Most available sources do not include players' full names and in some cases, they do not include their positions either. What verifiable information is available for Fairmount's roster is listed below.

1897 Fairmount Wheatshockers roster

Quarterbacks 

  • Frank Hunter

Halfbacks

  • Izey RH
  • Sheldon LH
Fullbacks 
  • Gohegan

Ends

  • Feas RE
  • Andrews LE
  • Tyrell Elberson ?
  • Robinson ?
Guards 
  • Dowd RG (Captain)
  • Orville Franz LG

Tackles

  • Kimball RT
  • Fleming LT

Centers

  • Kinzie

Head Coach 


Rookies in italics


[4]


References

  1. "Wichita St. Game by Game Results". September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
  2. "COLLEGE BOYS WIN". The Wichita Eagle. November 21, 1897. and "Untitled". The Wichita Eagle. November 21, 1897 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fairmount Wins". Wichita Beacon. November 22, 1897. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1897_Fairmount_Wheatshockers_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.