| Year: | 1897 |
| Team: | Sewanee Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | SIAA |
| Record: | 1–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–2–1 |
| Head Coach: | John Gere Jayne |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Oscar Wilder |
| Stadium: | Hardee Field |
The 1897 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of during the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.