1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–4 (0–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainJack Harrison
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Illinois 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1897 Western Conference football season. The 1897 season was the second and final season under head coach Alexander Jerrems. The season started out well, but the team lost its last four games including all three of its conference games. The Ariel reported that there was a general opinion that the team's difficulties were the result of poor management.[1]: 26  Jerrems was not asked to return and changes were made to the rules governing athletics at the university—managers would no longer be chosen by the students.[1]: 26 

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25South High School*Minneapolis, MNW 22–0
October 2at Macalester*St. Paul, MNW 26–0
October 9Carleton*Minneapolis, MNW 48–6
October 16Grinnell*Minneapolis, MNW 6–0
October 23at Iowa Agricultural*
L 10–12
October 30WisconsinMinneapolis, MN (rivalry)L 0–39
November 13vs. Michigan
L 0–144,000[2]
November 25at Purdue
L 0–6[3]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

References

  1. ^ a b c The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
  2. ^ "Hammered the Line: That's How Michigan Earned a Comfortable Victory Over the Husky Lads from Minnesota". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1897. pp. 2, 9.
  3. ^ "Purdue 6, Gophers 0". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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