1997 Manchester College Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (local) | Result | Record | |
| Sept. 13 | Earlham | Away | 12:30p.m. | W 26-0 | 1-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | Mount St. Joseph | HOME | 1:30 p.m. | W 13-10 | 2-0 | |
| Sept. 27 | Bluffton | HOME | 1:30 p.m. | W 31-24 | 3-0 | |
| Oct. 4 | Hanover | Away | 1:30 p.m. | L 45-7 | 3-1 | |
| Oct. 11 | Wabash | HOME | 1:30 p.m. | L 24-7 | 3-2 | |
| Oct. 18 | Rose-Hulman | Away | 1:30 p.m. | L 29-28 | 3-3 | |
| Oct. 25 | Defiance | HOME | 2 p.m. | W 51-26 | 4-3 | |
| Nov. 1 | DePauw | Away | 1:30 p.m. | L 21-7 | 4-4 | |
| Nov. 8 | Franklin | Away | 1:30 p.m. | W 46-21 | 5-4 | |
| Nov. 15 | Anderson | HOME | 1:30 p.m. | W 28-15 | 6-4 |