| 1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (0–3 Western) |
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| Captain | Jack Harrison |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1897 Western Conference football season. The 1897 season was the second and final season under head coach Alexander Jerrems. The season started out well, but the team lost its last four games including all three of its conference games. The Ariel reported that there was a general opinion that the team's difficulties were the result of poor management. Jerrems was not asked to return and changes were made to the rules governing athletics at the university—managers would no longer be chosen by the students.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | South High School* | Minneapolis, MN | W 22–0 | ||
| October 2 | at Macalester* | St. Paul, MN | W 26–0 | ||
| October 9 | Carleton* | Minneapolis, MN | W 48–6 | ||
| October 16 | Grinnell* | Minneapolis, MN | W 6–0 | ||
| October 23 | at Iowa Agricultural* |
| L 10–12 | ||
| October 30 | Wisconsin | Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) | L 0–39 | ||
| November 13 | vs. Michigan |
| L 0–14 | 4,000 | |
| November 25 | at Purdue | L 0–6 | |||
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Roster
- Ends, Jack Harrison (captain and left end), C.R. Shipley (right end)
- Tackles, George A.E. Finlayson (left tackle), Claude Nicoulin (right tackle)
- Guard, A.M. Smith (left guard), A.K. Ingalls (right guard)
- Center, J.C. Winkjer
- Quarterback, George E. Cole
- Halfbacks, G.W. Evans (left half), S.W. Bagley (right half)
- Fullback, Harry C. Loomis
- Trainer, Edward "Dad" Moulton
- Coach, Alexander Jerrems.
References
- ^ The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell (ed.). The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
- "Hammered the Line: That's How Michigan Earned a Comfortable Victory Over the Husky Lads from Minnesota". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1897. pp. 2, 9.
- "Purdue 6, Gophers 0". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.