1897 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

The 1897 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1897 college football season. Led by Lyman Eaton in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue and White compiled an overall record of 3–4 with a mark of 0–2 in SIAA play.

1897 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–4 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Lyman Eaton (1st season)
Captain	Roscoe Severs
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	1
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Kentucky University*	Lexington, KY	W 8–6		[1]
October 11	at Kentucky Wesleyan*	Winchester, KY	L 0–4		[2]
October 23	Georgetown (KY)*	Lexington, KY	W 20–4		[3]
October 30	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–50	400	[4]
November 6	Central (KY)	Lexington, KY	L 0–18		[5]
November 25	Centre*	Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–36		[6]
*Non-conference game