Wisconsin
B10 · 1897 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras
1897 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 | LAKE FOREST | Unranked | — | W 30–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 | MADISON HIGH | Unranked | — | W 8–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 | RUSH MEDICAL | Unranked | — | W 28–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 | WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE | Unranked | — | W 20–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 | MADISON HIGH | Unranked | — | W 29–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 4–4 | W 39–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 | BELOIT | Unranked | — | W 11–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 | Chicago (CHICAGO)H2H | B10 | 11–1 | W 23–8 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 | WISCONSIN ALUMNI | Unranked | — | L 0–6 |
| 12 | Final · Nov 30 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 5–3 | W 22–0 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Chicago +11
- Northwestern +5
- Minnesota +4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.900 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.