1897 Maryland Aggies football team

The 1897 Maryland Aggies football team represented the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in the 1897 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Grenville Lewis.

Players
The letterwinners of the 1897 team were:
 * James Blandford, guard
 * William Bouscaren, halfback
 * Dorsey Cashell, guard
 * Grant C. Church, end
 * Sam Cooke, fullback
 * Charles Gibbons, halfback
 * Wade Hinebaugh, end
 * Frank Kenly, quarterback
 * John Lillibridge, end and captain-coach
 * Charles Ridgeley, tackle/fullback
 * James Shipley, center

Non-letterwinners:
 * Fred Bell, tackle
 * Vernon Rollins, tackle
 * Ed Speake, tackle
 * Bob Hildebrand, guard
 * Harry Stanford, guard
 * Hanson Mitchell, quarterback
 * Levin Dericksen, halfback
 * George Peterson, halfback

Manager:
 * John Mitchell