1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Wisconsin Badgers football Western Conference Western 9–1 3–0 Philip King 2nd Jerry Riordan Randall Field Western Conference champion 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 14.1897 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 15, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/1897-schedule.html2020 Wisconsin Badgers Football Fact Book University of Wisconsin 2000 May 15, 2025 176 https://archive.org/details/wisconsin_202303/Wisconsin%20Football%2C%202020%20Media%20Guide/mode/2up Internet Archive The team's captain was Jerry Riordan.2020 Wisconsin Football Fact Book, p. 143. The team played its home games at Randall Field in Madison, Wisconsin. Schedule October 2 w y 1897 Lake Forest Foresters Lake Forest Randall Field Madison, WI 30–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-wisconsin-defeats-lake-f/200393152/ The Daily Inter Ocean Wisconsin defeats Lake Forest October 3, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 6 w y Madison High School Randall Field Madison, WI 8–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-high-schools-st/200393326/ Wisconsin State Journal High School's strong game October 7, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 9 w y Rush Medical Randall Field Madison, WI 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-wisconsin-28-rush-0/200393478/ Chicago Daily Tribune Wisconsin 28, Rush 0 October 10, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 w y 1897 Platteville Normal Platteville Normal Randall Field Madison, WI 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-milwaukee-sentinel-madison-defeats-p/200394031/ The Milwaukee Sentinel Madison defeats Platteville October 14, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Madison High School Randall Field Madison, WI 29–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-uw-29-high-sc/200394151/ Wisconsin State Journal U.W. 29, High School 0 October 25, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Minnesota Athletic Park Minneapolis, MN rivalry 24–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-crimson-is-triumphant/200394395/ The Minneapolis Tribune Daily Crimson is triumphant October 31, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com November 6 w y 1897 Beloit Beloit Randall Field Madison, WI 11–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-chronicle-beloit-loses-at-ma/200394527/ The Chicago Chronicle Beloit loses at Madison November 7, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com November 13 w y Chicago Marshall Field Chicago, IL 23–8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-milwaukee-sentinel-madison-23-chica/200394628/ The Sunday Sentinel Madison 23, Chicago 8 November 14, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com November 20 l y Wisconsin Alumni Randall Field Madison, WI 0–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-milwaukee-sentinel-defeated-by-alumn/200394788/ The Sunday Sentinel Defeated by Alumni November 21, 1897 June 26, 2026 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Northwestern Sheppard Field Evanston, IL 22–0 Badgers in a Walk: Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern at Football Chicago Tribune November 26, 1897 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21034343/badgers_in_a_walk_wisconsin_defeats/ Newspapers.com References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Wisconsin Badgers football