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1897 College Football Coaches

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Rk Coach School Conf W L T Pct Notes
1George Washington WoodruffPennsylvaniaInd15001.000
2Amos Alonzo StaggChicagoWestern1110.917
3W. Cameron ForbesHarvardInd1011.875
4Frank ButterworthYaleInd902.909
5Phil KingWisconsinWestern910.900
6Parke DavisLafayetteInd921.792
7N.P. StaufferDickinsonInd732.667
8Wallace MoyleBrownInd740.636
9Gustave FerbertMichiganWestern611.813
10Herman KoehlerArmyInd611.813
11George HuffIllinoisWestern620.750
12William BullCarlisleInd640.600
13J.D. UptonTuftsInd670.462
14Jesse Van DoozerNorthwesternWestern530.625
15Bill ChurchPurdueWestern531.611
16Pop WarnerCornellInd531.611
17Alexander JerremsMinnesotaWestern440.500
18Everett LakeTrinity (CT)Ind441.500
19George JenningsBucknellInd331.500
20Samuel NewtonPenn StateInd360.333
Rk Coach School Conf W L T Pct Notes
21S.M. HammondLehighInd370.300

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