The 1897 Oregon Agricultural Aggies football team represented Oregon Agricultural College (now known as

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) as an independent during the

1897 college football season The 1897 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Penn and Yale as having been selected national champions. Conference and program changes Conference establishments * ...

. In their second, non-consecutive year under head coach

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, the Aggies compiled a perfect 5–0 record, shut out four of five opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 164 to 8. the team claimed their 2nd league Championship ( OIFA) The Aggies defeated

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(26–8) and

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(16–0). Daniel Bodine was the team captain.2016 Media Guide, p. 186. With those two wins, they then proclaimed themselves regional "Champions of the Northwest".

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