| Year: | 1897 |
| Team: | Gallaudet Bison |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association |
| Short Conf: | MIFA |
| Record: | 4–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–0–1 |
| Stadium: | Kendall Green |
| Champion: | MIFA champion |
The 1897 Gallaudet Bison football team represented Gallaudet University, a college for deaf-mutes, as a member of the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association (MIFA) during the 1897 college football season. The Gallaudet compiled an overall record of 4–1–1 with a mark of 3–0–1, winning the MIFA title.