1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1897 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1897 record	9–1 (3–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Philip King (2nd season)
Home stadium	Randall Field
Seasons

1897 Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
† – Conference champion

The 1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1897 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2*		Lake Forest	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 30–0
October 6*		Madison High School	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 8–0
October 9*		Rush Medical	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 28–0
October 16*		[[{{{school}}}|Platteville Normal]]	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 28–0
October 23*		at Madison High School	Madison, WI	W 29–0
October 30		at Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	W 24–0
November 6*		Beloit	Randall Field • Madison, WI	W 11–0
November 26		at Chicago	Marshall Field • Chicago, IL	W 23–8
November 20*		vs. Wisconsin Alumni	Madison, WI	L 0–6
November 25		at Northwestern	Evanston, IL	W 22–0
*Non-Conference Game. All times are in Central Time.