The 1897 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its first season under head coach Charles Young, the team compiled an 5–6 record.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|
| October 4 | [[{{{school}}}|Warrensburg Teachers]] | | W 10–0 |
| October 9 | at Kansas City Medics | Kansas City, MO | L 0–4 |
| October 11 | at Warrensburg Teachers | Warrensburg, MO | L 0–10 |
| October 18 | Iowa Wesleyan | - Rollins Field
- Columbia, MO
| W 6–4 |
| October 30 | at Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | L 0–41 |
| November 1 | at [[{{{school}}}|Tarkio]] | Tarkio, MO | L 0–34 |
| November 2 | at Amity | Coin, IA | W 8–4 |
| November 5 | Westminster | - Rollins Field
- Columbia, MO
| W 60–0 |
| November 13 | at Purdue | | L 12–30 |
| November 15 | at [[{{{school}}}|Christian Brothers]] | Memphis, TN | W 16–0 |
| November 25 | vs. Kansas | Kansas City, MO | L 0–16 |
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