1897 Maryland Aggies football team

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Conference Independent Head coach John Lillibridge		1897 record 2–4 Captain John Lillibridge

The 1897 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the 1897 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Grenville Lewis.

Players

The letterwinners of the 1897 team were:

James Blandford, guard

William Bouscaren, halfback

Dorsey Cashell, guard

Grant C. Church, end

Sam Cooke, fullback

Charles Gibbons, halfback

Wade Hinebaugh, end

Frank Kenly, quarterback

John Lillibridge, end and captain-coach

Charles Ridgeley, tackle/fullback

James Shipley, center

Non-letterwinners:

Fred Bell, tackle

Vernon Rollins, tackle

Ed Speake, tackle

Bob Hildebrand, guard

Harry Stanford, guard

Hanson Mitchell, quarterback

Levin Dericksen, halfback

George Peterson, halfback

Manager:

John Mitchell

References

1897 Maryland Aggies football team Wikipedia

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