1897 Montana football team

1897 Montana football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–3
Head coach
Seasons
1898 →
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Agricultural     5 0 0
Washington Agricultural     2 0 0
Wyoming     2 0 0
USC     5 1 0
Stanford     4 1 0
New Mexico A&M     1 0 1
Oregon     1 1 0
Montana     1 2 3
Washington     1 2 0
Montana Agricultural     1 3 0
California     0 3 2
Utah     1 5 0
Arizona Normal     0 1 0
Idaho     0 1 0
Nevada State     0 1 0

The 1897 Montana football team represented the University of Montana in the 1897 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Fred D. Smith.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 22Missoula TigersMissoula, MTT 0–0[2]
October 29Missoula TigersMissoula, MTT 0–0[3]
November 5Missoula TigersMissoula, MTT 0–0[4]
November 12Butte Business CollegeMissoula, MTL 4–20[5]
November 25Montana AgriculturalMissoula, MT (rivalry)W 18–6[6]
December 4at Butte Business CollegeButte, MTL 10–28[7]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "They played football; A contest yesterday between the Missoula Tigers and Varsity eleven". The Missoulian. October 23, 1897. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Neither scored; A good game of football results in a tie". The Anaconda Standard. October 30, 1897. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Varsity and Tigers; A good game of football playes yesterday, neither side scores". The Missoulian. November 6, 1897. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Easy game for Butte". The Butte Miner. November 13, 1897. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Missoula 18, Bozeman 6". The Butte Miner. November 26, 1897. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Butte wins two games". The Butte Miner. December 5, 1897. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.