1897 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

1897 Nebraska Bugeaters football
WIUFA champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record5–1 (3–0 WIUFA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0 5 1 0
Kansas 2 1 0 8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0 4 4 0
Missouri 0 2 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1897 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Edward N. Robinson and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the Western Interstate University Football Association.

NU went unbeaten in WIUFA play to claim its first outright conference title. Following the season, Robinson accepted the head coaching position at Brown, his alma mater.