1897 Notre Dame football team

American college football season

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

Seasons

<- 1896

1898 ->

1897 Midwestern college football independents records

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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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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[edit]

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.

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* Brownson Hall field (1892?–1899)
* Cartier Field (1899–1928)
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