1897 College Football Season

Eastern Michigan finished atop the 1897 Michigan standings at 0–1.

TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
EMUEastern Michigan	0–0	0–1

Wisconsin finished atop the 1897 Western standings at 3–0 in conference play (6–0 overall).

TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
WISWisconsin	3–0	6–0
MICHMichigan	2–1	6–1–1
PURPurdue	1–2	5–3
ILLIllinois	1–1	3–1
MINNMinnesota	0–3	3–4
NUNorthwestern	0–2	1–3

Army finished atop the 1897 independents at 4–1–1.

TEAM	OVERALL
ARMYArmy	4–1–1
NAVYNavy	3–1
PSUPenn State	3–6
ISUIowa State	1–0
IOWAIowa	1–0
UVAVirginia	1–2
IUIndiana	0–1
MIZMissouri	0–1
NDNotre Dame	0–1
MASSMassachusetts	0–2
SYRSyracuse	0–1
OSUOhio State	0–1
BCBoston College	0–1
RUTGRutgers	0–1