1897 Miami Redskins football team

1897 Miami Redskins football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4–1
Head coach	Herbert J. McIntire (1st season)
Home stadium	Miami Field

1897 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Butler			–					3	–	0	–	0
Fairmount			–					1	–	0	–	0
Washburn			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					9	–	1	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					7	–	1	–	1
Indiana			–					6	–	1	–	1
Ohio			–					7	–	2	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	1	–	0
Iowa Agricultural			–					3	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					4	–	1	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	2	–	1
Central Michigan			–					2	–	1	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					2	–	1	–	1
Chicago Dental Infirmary			–					2	–	2	–	1
Missouri			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					4	–	5	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg			–					2	–	3	–	0
Detroit College			–					1	–	2	–	0
Indiana Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Kansas State			–					1	–	2	–	1
Mount Union			–					2	–	4	–	1
Rush Medical College			–					1	–	4	–	1
DePauw			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg			–					2	–	6	–	0
Haskell			–					1	–	4	–	0
Indiana State Normal			–					1	–	4	–	0
Ohio State			–					1	–	7	–	1
South Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1897 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1897 college football season. Under new head coach Herbert J. McIntire, Miami compiled a 2–4–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	Dayton AC	Miami Field Oxford, OH	T 0–0
October 9	Cincinnati	Miami Field Oxford, OH (rivalry)	L 0–6
October 17	at Earlham		W 10–0
October 23	Nashville Guards	Miami Field Oxford, OH	W 10–0
October 30	at Cincinnati	Union Ball Park Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)	L 6–10
November 16	at Indiana	Athletic Field Bloomington, IN	L 6–22
November 25	at Centre		L 0–18