| Year: | 1897 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Short Conf: | WIUFA |
| Record: | 4–4 |
| Conf Record: | 0–2 |
| Head Coach: | Otto Wagonhurst |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Iowa Field |
The 1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1897 college football season. The team was coached by Otto Wagonhurst, the last coach in Iowa Hawkeyes football history to coach for only one season. The next year, Iowa hired Alden Knipe as the team's head coach.