The 1897 St. Viateur football team was an American football team that represented St. Viateur College in the 1897 college football season. The team compiled a 3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 68 to 64.
Schedule
Roster Brennock, left end Kearney, left tackle Legris, left guard Armstrong, center Hawkins, right guard Deford, right tackle Paterson, right end Moore, left halfback Daniher, right halfback Quill, quarterback Walsh (captain), fullback
Game summary
A game summary in the Daily Inter Ocean stated the contest was dull, uninteresting, and featureless. The article exclaimed, "at no stage of the game was Notre Dame's goal line in danger." One positive point mentioned by the newspaper was for St. Viateur's exemplary tackling.
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