The 1897 Gallaudet Bison football team represented Gallaudet University, a college for deaf-mutes, as a member of the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association (MIFA) during the 1897 college football season. The Gallaudet compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 with a mark of 3âÂÂ0âÂÂ1, winning the MIFA title.