Claim: The 1897 Trinity Bantams football team had a total of nine games from September 29 to November 20, wherein they had four losses, four winnings, and one tie.
Evidence: Sept 29 Yale L 10–0 Oct 2 at Army L 38–6 Oct 9 Massachusetts W 26–5 Oct 16 Hamilton W 16–0 Oct 24 NYU W 32–0 Oct 30 at Tufts L 18–10 Nov 6 at Amherst W 18–0 Nov 10 Wesleyan L 6–4 Nov 20 Waterbury T 0–0