1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1897 record	4–4 (0–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Alexander Jerrems (2nd year)

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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1897 college 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.^[1]^:26 Coach 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.^[1]^:26

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
09/25/1897	South High School*	Minneapolis, MN	W 22–0
10/02/1897	Macalester*	St. Paul, MN	W 26–0
10/09/1897	Carleton*	Minneapolis, MN	W 48–6
10/16/1897	Grinnell*	Minneapolis, MN	W 6–0
10/23/1897	Iowa State*	Ames, IA	L 10–12
10/30/1897	Wisconsin	Minneapolis, MN	L 0-39
11/13/1897	at Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–14
11/25/1897	at Purdue	West Lafayette, IN	L 0–6
*Non-conference game.

Roster

Ends, John M. 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.^[1]^:60

References

1 2 3 The General Alumni Association (1928). Martin Newell, ed. The History of Minnesota Football. The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football

Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale) Michigan (Little Brown Jug) Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Penn State (Governor's Victory Bell) Wisconsin (Slab of Bacon, 1930–43; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present)

Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Marching band Minnesota shift T formation

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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