1897 Montana football team

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1897 Montana football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–3
Head coach
Seasons
1898  
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
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

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 29Missoula Athletic Club Missoula, MT T 0–0
October 3<University of Montana football archives>Missoula Athletic ClubMissoula, MTT 0–0
October 22<University of Montana football archives>Missoula Athletic ClubMissoula, MTT 0–0
November 12 Butte Business College Missoula, MTL 4–20
November 25 Montana Agricultural Missoula, MT (rivalry)W 18–6
December 4at Butte Business College Butte, MT L 10–28

References

  1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.