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

Conference standings

Major conference standings

Independents

Minor conferences

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Rankings

See also

• 1897 College Football All-America Team

References