1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
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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 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
09/25/1897South High School*Minneapolis, MNW 22–0 10/02/1897Macalester*St. Paul, MNW 26–0 10/09/1897Carleton*Minneapolis, MNW 48–6 10/16/1897Grinnell*Minneapolis, MNW 6–0 10/23/1897Iowa State*Ames, IAL 10–12 10/30/1897WisconsinMinneapolis, MNL 0-39 11/13/1897at MichiganAnn Arbor, MIL 0–14 11/25/1897at PurdueWest Lafayette, INL 0–6
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