1897 Delaware football team

1897 Delaware football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1−5–1
Head coach
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma    2 0 0
Arkansas    2 0 1
Navy    8 1 0
Virginia    6 2 1
Add-Ran    3 1 0
Washington and Lee    3 1 0
VPI    5 2 0
North Carolina    7 3 0
VMI    3 2 0
Guilford    2 1 0
West Virginia    5 4 1
Davidson    1 1 0
Georgia Tech    1 1 0
Columbian    4 5 1
Richmond    3 5 0
North Carolina A&M    1 2 0
Texas A&M    1 2 0
Delaware    1 5 1
William & Mary    0 1 0
Marshall    0 3 0
South Carolina    0 3 0

The 1897 Delaware football team represented Delaware College in American football during the 1897 season. (later renamed the University of Delaware) as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Herbert Rice, the team posted a 1−5–1 record.