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 | |
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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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The team's captain was Jerry Riordan.[3] The team played its home games at Randall Field in Madison, Wisconsin.
Schedule
edit| 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 | at Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) | W 24–0 | |
| November 6 | Beloit* |
| W 11–0 | |
| November 13 | at Chicago | W 25–8 | ||
| November 20 | vs. Wisconsin Alumni* | Madison, WI | L 0–6 | |
| November 25 | at Northwestern |
| W 22–0 | [4] |
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References
edit- ↑ "1897 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 Wisconsin Badgers Football Fact Book". University of Wisconsin. 2000. p. 176. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ 2020 Wisconsin Football Fact Book, p. 143.
- ↑ "Badgers in a Walk: Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern at Football". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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