1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1897 Western Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Western Conference
1897 record	4–4 (0–3 Western)
Head coach	Alexander Jerrems (2nd season);
Captain	Jack Harrison
	Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

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 Coach 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[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	South High School*	Minneapolis, MN	W 22–0
October 2	at Macalester*	St. Paul, MN	W 26–0
October 9	Carleton*	Minneapolis, MN	W 48–6
October 16	Grinnell*	Minneapolis, MN	W 6–0
October 23	at Iowa Agricultural*	State Field Ames, IA	L 10–12
October 30	Wisconsin	Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–39
November 13	vs. Michigan	Detroit Athletic Club Field Detroit, MI (rivalry)	L 0–14	1,500+
November 25	at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	L 0–6
*Non-conference game

Roster[]

Ends, Jack Harrison (captain and left end), C.R. Shipley (right end)
Tackles, George A.E. Finlayson (left tackle), Claude Nicoulin (right tackle)
Guard, A.M. Smith (left guard), A.K. Ingalls (right guard)
Center, J.C. Winkjer
Quarterback, George E. Cole
Halfbacks, G.W. Evans (left half), S.W. Bagley (right half)
Fullback, Harry C. Loomis
Trainer, Edward "Dad" Moulton
Coach, Alexander Jerrems.^[1]^: 60

References[]

^ ^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.

[General-1] The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.

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National championship seasons in bold

1897 Western Conference football standings
v t	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