1897 Washington football team

1897 Washington football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainJack Lindsay
Home stadiumYMCA Park
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
Idaho    0 1 0
Nevada State    0 1 0

The 1897 Washington football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In its first season under coach Carl L. Clemans, the team compiled a 1–2 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 26 to 16. For the second consecutive year, Jack Lindsay was the team captain.