The 1897 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1897 Western Conference football season. In its first season under head coach Gustave Ferbert, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished third in the Western Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 31.

The 1897 Western Conference football season was the second season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference and was a part of the 1897 college football season.