1997 NCAA Division I-A football season

1997 NCAA Division I-A season
Number of teams112
Preseason AP No. 1Penn State
Post-season
DurationDecember 20, 1997 –
January 2, 1998
Bowl games20
AP Poll No. 1Michigan
Coaches Poll No. 1Nebraska
Heisman TrophyCharles Woodson (cornerback, Michigan)
Bowl Alliance Championship
1998 Orange Bowl
SitePro Player Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
Champion(s)Nebraska, Michigan
Division I-A football seasons
← 1996
1998 →

The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season was play of college football by the National Collegiate Athletic Association teams at the Division I-A level. It began in the summer of 1997 and culminated with the bowl games in early January 1998.

Conference standings

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 6 North Carolina   7 – 1     11 – 1  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 25 Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maryland   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northern Division
No. 2 Nebraska † xy$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 8 Kansas State  %   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 23 Missouri   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Colorado   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kansas   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Iowa State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Southern Division
No. 20 Texas A&M xy   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 24 Oklahoma State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Texas Tech   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Oklahoma   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Baylor   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – Coaches Poll National Champion
    $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Syracuse $   6 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     6 – 6  
West Virginia   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Miami (FL)   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Temple   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Boston College   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Rutgers   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Michigan $   8 – 0     12 – 0  
No. 12 Ohio State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 15 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Wisconsin   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Northwestern   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Minnesota   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Utah State +   4 – 1     6 – 6  
Nevada +   4 – 1     5 – 6  
Boise State   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Idaho   2 – 3     5 – 6  
North Texas   2 – 3     4 – 7  
New Mexico State   0 – 5     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
1997 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Southern Miss $   6 – 0     9 – 3  
Tulane   5 – 1     7 – 4  
East Carolina   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Cincinnati   2 – 4     8 – 4  
Memphis   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Houston   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Louisville   0 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Miami (OH)   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kent State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Akron   2 – 7     2 – 9  
West Division
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Central Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Northern Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Washington State +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 5 UCLA +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 14 Arizona State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 18 Washington   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Arizona   4 – 4     7 – 5  
USC   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Oregon   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Stanford   3 – 5     5 – 6  
California   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Oregon State   0 – 8     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 4 Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 LSU x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     7 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
BYU   4 – 4     6 – 5  
UTEP   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 9  
TCU   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Air Force   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Fresno State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Louisiana Tech   –     9 – 2  
Navy   –     7 – 4  
Notre Dame   –     7 – 6  
UAB   –     5 – 6  
UCF   –     5 – 6  
Northeast Louisiana   –     5 – 7  
Army   –     4 – 7  
Arkansas State   –     2 – 9  
Southwestern Louisiana   –     1 – 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

AP Poll progress

WEEK No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Event
PRE-1 Penn State+ Florida Florida State
2 Penn State+ Florida Tennessee
3 Penn State+ Florida Washington+
4 Penn State+ Washington+ Florida
5-7 Florida Penn State+ Nebraska
8 Penn State+ Nebraska Florida State
9-11 Nebraska Penn State+ Florida State
12-13 Michigan+ Florida State Nebraska
14-16 Michigan+ Nebraska Tennessee

+Penn State and Michigan were Big Ten teams, and Washington was a Pac-10 team. The Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences played in the Rose Bowl rather than the Bowl Alliance championship game.

Bowl games

BOWL Location
Rose Bowl No. 1 Michigan 21 No. 8 Washington State 16 Pasadena
Orange Bowl No. 2 Nebraska 42 No. 3 Tennessee 17 Miami
Sugar Bowl No. 4 Florida State 31 No. 9 Ohio State 14 New Orleans
No. 5 UCLA 29 No. 20 Texas A&M 23 Dallas
No. 6 Florida 21 No. 11 Penn State 6 Orlando
Gator Bowl No. 7 North Carolina 42 Virginia Tech 3 Jacksonville
Fiesta Bowl No. 10 Kansas State 35 No. 14 Syracuse 18 Tempe, Arizona
Outback Bowl No. 12 Georgia 33 Wisconsin 6 Tampa
No. 13 Auburn 21 Clemson 17 Atlanta
No. 15 LSU 27 Notre Dame 9 Shreveport
Sun Bowl No. 16 Arizona State 17 Iowa 7 El Paso
Alamo Bowl No. 17 Purdue 33 No. 24 Oklahoma State 20 San Antonio
Holiday Bowl No. 18 Colorado State 35 No. 20 Missouri 24 San Diego
Aloha Bowl No. 21 Washington 51 Michigan St 23 Honolulu
No. 22 Southern Mississippi 41 Pittsburgh 7 Memphis
No. 25 Georgia Tech 35 West Virginia 30 Miami
Insight.com Bowl Arizona 20 New Mexico 14 Tucson, Arizona
Las Vegas Bowl Oregon 41 Air Force 13 Las Vegas
Mississippi 34 Marshall 31 Detroit
Humanitarian Bowl Cincinnati 35 Utah State 19 Boise

Final AP Poll

  1. Michigan
  2. Nebraska
  3. Florida State
  4. Florida
  5. UCLA
  6. North Carolina
  7. Tennessee
  8. Kansas St.
  9. Washington St.
  10. Georgia
  11. Auburn
  12. Ohio St.
  13. LSU
  14. Arizona St.
  15. Purdue
  16. Penn St.
  17. Colorado St.
  18. Washington
  19. So. Mississippi
  20. Texas A&M
  21. Syracuse
  22. Mississippi
  23. Missouri
  24. Oklahoma St.
  25. Georgia Tech

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