| Team: | Duquesne Country and Athletic Club |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Bg Color: | black |
| Text Color: | white |
| Border Color: | red |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Manager: | Ed Young |
| Manager Games: | until Nov. 15 |
| Manager2: | Jim Wagenhurst |
| Manager Games2: | after Nov. 15 |
| Captain: | Ed Young |
| Captain Year: | 3rd |
| Field: | DC&AC Park, Exposition Park |
| Previous: | 1896 |
| Next: | 1898 |
The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania played its third season of American football in 1897. The team compiled a record of 8–3.
With a victory over the Pittsburgh Athletic Club on November 20, DC&AC won the local (Allegheny County) championship and was awarded a trophy cup donated by W.S. Brown; however, the team fell short of Western Pennsylvania championship honors.[1] [2]