1897 USC Methodists football team

1897 USC Methodists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainHarry Martin
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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
Nevada State     0 1 0

The 1897 USC Methodists football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California during the 1897 college football season. The team competed as an independent under head coach Lewis R. Freeman, compiling a 5–1 record.