1897 Notre Dame football team

1897 Notre Dame football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1–1
Head coach	Frank E. Hering (2nd season)
Captain	Jack Mullen
Home stadium	Brownson Hall field

1897 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Butler			–					3	–	0	–	0
Fairmount			–					1	–	0	–	0
Washburn			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					9	–	1	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					7	–	1	–	1
Indiana			–					6	–	1	–	1
Ohio			–					7	–	2	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	1	–	0
Iowa Agricultural			–					3	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	1	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	2	–	1
Central Michigan			–					2	–	1	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	1	–	1
Chicago Dental Infirmary			–					2	–	2	–	1
Missouri			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	5	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg			–					2	–	3	–	0
Detroit College			–					1	–	2	–	0
Indiana Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Kansas State			–					1	–	2	–	1
Mount Union			–					2	–	4	–	1
Rush Medical College			–					1	–	4	–	1
DePauw			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg			–					2	–	6	–	0
Haskell			–					1	–	4	–	0
Indiana State Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Ohio State			–					1	–	7	–	1
South Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1897 Notre Dame football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1897 college football season. In its second season with Frank E. Hering as coach, the team compiled a 4–1–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 165 to 40.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 13	Rush Medical	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	T 0–0		[1][2]
October 23	DePauw	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 4–0		[3]
October 28	Chicago Dental Infirmary	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 62–0		[4]
November 6	at Chicago	Marshall Field Chicago, IL	L 5–34	800	[5]
November 20	St. Viator	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN	W 60–0		[6]
November 25	Michigan Agricultural	Brownson Hall field Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 34–6		[7]

References

1. "FOUNDER's DAY AT NOTRE DAME". The Inter Ocean. October 14, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
2. "BOTH TEAMS FAIL TO SCORE". The Inter Ocean. October 14, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
3. "NOTRE DAME CONQUERS DEPAUW". The Inter Ocean. October 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
4. "CHICAGO DENTISTS DEFEATED". The Inter Ocean. October 29, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
5. "SCORE A PLACE KICK". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "NOTRE DAME SCORES HEAVILY". The Inter Ocean. November 21, 1897. p. 11. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
7. "Notre Dame Takes Game". The Inter Ocean. November 26, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved May 30, 2020.