1997 NCAA Division I-AA Football Rankings
The 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1997 season. Legend The Sports Network poll References {{NCAA football rankings navbox Rankings A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than" or "ranked equal to" the second. In mathematics, this is known as a weak order or total preorder of o ... NCAA Division I FCS football rankings ...
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The Sports Network (wire Service)
The Sports Network was a wire service providing sports information in real time. Based in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, The Sports Network was especially noted for its coverage of the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision in college football; it presented that group's major end-of-season awards—the Walter Payton Award for the top offensive player, the Buck Buchanan Award for the top defensive player, the Jerry Rice Award for the top freshman and the Eddie Robinson Award for the top coach. It served a list of clients that included Viacom, Yahoo, and the Canadian television channel The Sports Network, and was a partner with United Press International. Lawsuit The Sports Network sued Disney in May 2004 over Disney-owned ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...'s illicit ...
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1997 Southern Jaguars Football Team
The 1997 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a conference record of 8–0, and finished as SWAC champion. At the conclusion of the season, the Jaguars were also recognized as black college national champion. Schedule References Southern Southern Jaguars football seasons Black college football national champions Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Southern Jaguars football The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing the Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars started collegiate football ...

1997 Cal Poly Mustangs Football Team
The 1997 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Welsh, Cal Poly compiled a record of 10–1. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California Overall, the team outscored its opponents 382–213 for the season. Schedule Team players in the NFL The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft. References {{Cal Poly Mustangs football navbox Cal Poly Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Cal Poly Mustangs football The Cal Poly Mustangs are the football team representing California Polytechnic State University located in San Luis Obispo, California. The team plays its home games at Mustang Memorial Field, at the NCAA Division I FCS level in the Big Sky Co ...

1997 Hampton Pirates Football Team
The 1997 Hampton Pirates football team represented Hampton University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Joe Taylor, the Pirates compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as MEAC champion. Hampton finished their season with a loss against Youngstown State in the Division I-AA playoffs. At the conclusion of the season, the Pirates were also recognized as black college national champion. Schedule References Jackson State Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ... Hampton Pirates football seasons Black college football national champions Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Hampton Pirate ...
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1997 Connecticut Huskies Football Team
The 1997 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season The 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1997, and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Divisi .... The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 7–4. Schedule References Connecticut UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football {{Collegefootball-1990s-season-stub ...
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1997 Richmond Spiders Football Team
The 1997 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Reid, Richmond compiled a 6–5 record, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, finishing tied for fourth place in the Mid-Atlantic division of the A-10. Schedule References Richmond Richmond Spiders football seasons Richmond Spiders football Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

1997 James Madison Dukes Football Team
The 1997 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern .... In their third year under head coach Alex Wood, the team compiled a 5–6 record. Schedule References James Madison James Madison Dukes football seasons James Madison Dukes football {{collegefootball-1990s-season-stub ...
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1997 Chattanooga Mocs Football Team
The 1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Green and played first three home games at Chamberlain Field before moving to newly-opened Finley Stadium on October 18. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fifth place. Schedule References {{Chattanooga Mocs football navbox Chattanooga Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ... Chattanooga Mocs football seasons Chattanooga Mocs football ...
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1997 McNeese State Cowboys Football Team
The 1997 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 13–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as Southland co-champions. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Youngstown State in the championship game. Schedule References McNeese State McNeese Cowboys football seasons Southland Conference football champion seasons McNeese State Cowboys football The McNeese State Cowboys football program is the intercollegiate American football team for McNeese State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and ar ...

1997 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Team
The 1997 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. Georgia Southern advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat in the first round before losing to Delaware in the quarterfinals. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. Schedule References Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles football seasons Southern Conference football champion seasons Georgia Southern Eagles football The Georgia Southern Eagles football program represents Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Sun Belt Conference. The current head coach is Clay Helton. The Eagles have won six FCS (I-AA) national championships and ...
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1997 Villanova Wildcats Football Team
The 1997 Villanova Wildcats football team represented Villanova University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 100th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) champions after posting a perfect 8–0 record in conference play. The Wildcats earned a berth as the #1 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Youngstown State, 34–37. Villanova was led by 13th-year head coach Andy Talley. Villanova finished the year ranked #1 in the nation according to The Sports Network's final poll, which was released prior to the playoffs starting. Among the many postseason awards received, coach Talley was honored as the AFCA Coach of the Year The AFCA Coach of the Year Award is given annually to a college football coach by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The award has had several different sponsors over the years, including Eastman Kodak Corporation, and ...
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1997 Buffalo Bulls Football Team
The 1997 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season The 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1997, and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Divisi .... The Bulls offense scored 229 points while the defense allowed 421 points. Schedule References Buffalo Buffalo Bulls football seasons Buffalo Bulls football {{collegefootball-1990s-season-stub ...
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