1897 VMI Keydets football team

1897 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Independent
1897 record	3–2
Head coach	R. N. Groner (1st season)
Seasons

The 1897 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their seventh season of organized football. The Keydets went 3–2 under first-year head coach R. N. Groner.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 9	[[{{{school}}}|Columbian University]]	Unknown Lexington, VA	W 14–4
October 23	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–12
November 11	at Roanoke	Athletic Park Lexington, VA	W 20–6
November 20	Hampden–Sydney	Unknown Lexington, VA	W 42–0
November 25	vs. St. Alban's	Unknown Lynchburg, VA	L 0–4