1897 college football season

The 1897 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Pennsylvania and Yale as having been selected national champions.

Conference and program changes Conference establishments One conference played its final season in 1897: Western Interstate University Football Association – active since 1892

Membership changes School 1896 Conference 1897 Conference Arizona Normal Football Program Established Independent Central Colonels Independent SIAA Gallaudet BisonIndependentMIFA

Conference standings Major conference standings

Independents

Minor conferences ConferenceChampion(s)Record Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kalamazoo 5–0

Rankings

See also 1897 College Football All-America Team

References