1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Western Conference during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Philip King, the Badgers compiled a 9–1 record (3–0 in conference games), won the Western Conference championship for the second consecutive season, shut out eight of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 210 to 14.^[1][2]

1897 Wisconsin Badgers football
Western Conference champion
Conference	Western Conference
Record	9–1 (3–0 Western)
Head coach	Philip King (2nd season)
Captain	Jerry Riordan
Home stadium	Randall Field
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Western Conference football standings

v t e	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 team's captain was Jerry Riordan.^[3] The team played its home games at Randall Field in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
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	Madison High School*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 29–0
October 30	at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 24–0
November 6	Beloit*	Randall Field Madison, WI	W 11–0
November 13	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	W 25–8
November 20	vs. Wisconsin Alumni*	Madison, WI	L 0–6
November 25	at Northwestern	Sheppard Field Evanston, IL	W 22–0	[4]
*Non-conference game