| 1897Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Western Conference champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (3–0 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jerry Riordan |
| Home stadium | Randall Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Wisconsin as a member of theWestern Conference during the1897 Western Conference football season. In their second year under head coachPhilip 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]
The team's captain wasJerry Riordan.[3] The team played its home games atRandall Field inMadison, Wisconsin.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 2 | Lake Forest* | W 30–0 | ||
| October 6 | Madison High School* |
| W 8–0 | |
| October 9 | Rush Medical* |
| W 28–0 | |
| October 16 | Platteville Normal* |
| W 28–0 | |
| October 23 | Madison High School* |
| W 29–0 | |
| October 30 | atMinnesota | Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) | W 24–0 | |
| November 6 | Beloit* |
| W 11–0 | |
| November 13 | atChicago | W 25–8 | ||
| November 20 | vs. Wisconsin Alumni* | Madison, WI | L 0–6 | |
| November 25 | atNorthwestern |
| W 22–0 | [4] |
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