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1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1897
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	football
conference	Western Conference
short_conf	Western
record	4–4
conf_record	0–3
head_coach	Alexander Jerrems
hc_year	2nd
captain	Jack Harrison

The 1897 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1897 Western Conference 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. 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.

Schedule

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Roster

Ends, Jack 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.

References

The General Alumni Association. (1928). "The History of Minnesota Football". The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota.
(November 14, 1897). "Hammered the Line: That's How Michigan Earned a Comfortable Victory Over the Husky Lads from Minnesota". Detroit Free Press.
(November 26, 1897). "Purdue 6, Gophers 0". Chicago Tribune.

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