1897 Notre Dame football team

1897 Notre Dame football
1897 Notre Dame football
Conference	Independent
1897 record	4–1–1
Head coach	Frank E. Hering (2nd season);
Captain	Jack Mullen
Home stadium	Brownson Hall field
	Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

The 1897 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1897 college football season. In its second season with Frank E. Hering as coach, the team compiled a 4–1–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 165 to 40.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 13	Rush Medical	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	T 0–0		^[1]^[2]
October 23	DePauw	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 4–0		^[3]
October 28	Chicago Dental Infirmary	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 62–0		^[4]
November 6	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 5–34	800	^[5]
November 20	St. Viator	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 60–0		^[6]
November 25	Michigan Agricultural	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 34–6		^[7]

References[]

^ "FOUNDER's DAY AT NOTRE DAME". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "BOTH TEAMS FAIL TO SCORE". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-14. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "NOTRE DAME CONQUERS DEPAUW". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-24. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "CHICAGO DENTISTS DEFEATED". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "SCORE A PLACE KICK". Chicago Tribune. 1897-11-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
^ "NOTRE DAME SCORES HEAVILY". The Inter Ocean. 1897-11-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
^ "Notre Dame Takes Game". The Inter Ocean. 1897-11-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

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[1] "FOUNDER's DAY AT NOTRE DAME". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[2] "BOTH TEAMS FAIL TO SCORE". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-14. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[3] "NOTRE DAME CONQUERS DEPAUW". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-24. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[4] "CHICAGO DENTISTS DEFEATED". The Inter Ocean. 1897-10-29. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[5] "SCORE A PLACE KICK". Chicago Tribune. 1897-11-07. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[6] "NOTRE DAME SCORES HEAVILY". The Inter Ocean. 1897-11-21. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-06-01.

[7] "Notre Dame Takes Game". The Inter Ocean. 1897-11-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

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National championship seasons in bold

1897 Midwestern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Butler		–		3	–	0	–	0
Fairmount		–		1	–	0	–	0
Washburn		–		7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati		–		9	–	1	–	1
Iowa State Normal		–		5	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan		–		7	–	1	–	1
Indiana		–		6	–	1	–	1
Ohio		–		7	–	2	–	0
Carthage		–		3	–	1	–	0
Iowa Agricultural		–		3	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame		–		4	–	1	–	1
Michigan Agricultural		–		4	–	2	–	1
Central Michigan		–		2	–	1	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		2	–	1	–	1
Chicago Dental Infirmary		–		2	–	2	–	1
Missouri		–		5	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest		–		4	–	5	–	1
Drake		–		2	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg		–		2	–	3	–	0
Detroit College		–		1	–	2	–	0
Indiana State		–		1	–	2	–	0
Kansas State		–		1	–	2	–	1
Mount Union		–		2	–	4	–	1
Rush Medical College		–		1	–	4	–	1
DePauw		–		2	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg		–		2	–	6	–	0
Haskell		–		1	–	4	–	0
Ohio State		–		1	–	7	–	1
South Dakota State		–		0	–	1	–	0
Washington University		–		0	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural		–		0	–	3	–	0