1897 Montana football team

1897 Montana football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–3
Head coach
  • Fred D. Smith (1st season)
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.
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