1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1897 Wisconsin Badgers football
Western Conference champion
Conference	Western Conference
1897 record	9–1 (3–0 Western)
Head coach	Philip King (2nd year)
Home stadium	Randall Field

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 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1897 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2		Lake Forest*	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 30–0
October 6		Madison High School*	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 8–0
October 9		Rush Medical*	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 28–0
October 16		Platteville Normal*	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 28–0
October 23		at Madison High School*	Madison, WI	W 29–0
October 30		at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	W 24–0
November 6		Beloit*	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 11–0
November 26		at Chicago	Marshall Field • Chicago, IL	W 23–8
November 20		vs. Wisconsin Alumni*	Madison, WI	L 0–6
November 25		at Northwestern	Evanston, IL	W 22–0
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time.