1997 NCAA Division I-A Football Rankings
Two human polls comprised the 1997 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football, Division I college basketball, and Division I college baseball teams. The football version of the poll has been known officiall .... Legend AP Poll Coaches Poll In the final Coaches Poll of the 1997 season, Nebraska leapfrogged Michigan to secure a share of the national championship, making it the 3rd split championship of the 1990s. Eight coaches split their first-place votes, with a final tally of 32 first-place votes for Nebraska and 30 for Michigan. The final vote coun ...
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1997 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Team
The 1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium Beaver Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium on the campus of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. It has been home to the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference since 1960, though some parts of ... in University Park, Pennsylvania. Schedule Roster NFL Draft Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft. References

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1997 LSU Tigers Football Team
The 1997 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his third season at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers began the season with high expectations following their first 10-win season since 1987. LSU's season was highlighted by a stunning 28–21 home upset of the top ranked Florida Gators (ending Florida's 25-game winning streak in SEC play) and an Independence Bowl victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who had defeated the Tigers in Baton Rouge during the regular season. LSU also shut out Alabama 27–0 at Tuscaloosa, paying back the Crimson Tide for a 26–0 loss the previous season in Baton Rouge. Despite the highs, LSU also experienced two embarrassing home losses. The first was to Ole Miss one week after the Tigers' conquest of then-No. 1 Florida. The second was to Notre Dame, which came to Baton Rouge at 4–5, ...
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1997 Wisconsin Badgers Football Team
The 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They were led by eight year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. After suffering a humiliating loss at the hands of Donovan McNabb and the Syracuse Orangemen in their season opener, the Wisconsin Badgers sprang back to win eight of their next nine games. After defeating Boise State, San Jose State, and San Diego State, the Badgers won consecutive games with field goals as time expired against Indiana and Northwestern. In the course of this streak, the Badgers snapped a long losing streak at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes with a 13–10 win, the first Wisconsin win over a Hayden Fry-coached team ever. After defeating Iowa, Barry Alvarez's team fell apart down the stretch, losing to eventual national champion Michigan, Pen ...
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1997 Kansas State Wildcats Football Team
The 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1997 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–1, and a 7–1 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season ended with a win over Donovan McNabb's Syracuse Orangemen in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl. Schedule Roster Game summaries Nebraska Texas A&M Syracuse (Fiesta Bowl) Rankings References Kansas State Kansas State Wildcats football seasons Fiesta Bowl champion seasons Kansas State Wildcats football The Kansas State Wildcats football program (variously Kansas State, K-State or KSU) is the intercollegiate football program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and ...

1997 USC Trojans Football Team
The 1997 USC Trojans football team (variously "Trojans" or "USC") represented the University of Southern California during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season, finishing with a 6–5 record and tied for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 4–4 conference record; despite a qualifying record, the Trojans were not invited to a bowl game. The team was coached by John Robinson, in his second stint as head coach of the Trojans, and played their home games at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Before the season USC entered the preseason with 75 players from its 1996 squad that went a disappointing 6–6; it returned starters at 14 positions, eight on offense and six on defense along with both the punter and placekicker. The Trojans had a top 10-ranked recruiting class with 18 high school players and two transfer players from junior college programs; 16 of the 20 incoming players were All-Americans at previous levels. The Trojan running game, led by Delon Washington, ho ...
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1997 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team
The 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by coach Hayden Fry. Schedule Roster Rankings Game summaries Northern Iowa *Sources:''Box score and Game recap Tulsa *Sources:'' Avenging an upset loss from the previous season, the Hawkeyes rolled up over 600 yards of total offense for the second time in as many games. Senior running back Tavian Banks rushed for a school record 314 yards and a school record-tying 4 touchdowns. Iowa State *Sources:''Box score The Hawkeyes won against the rival Cyclones for the 15th consecutive year. Tavian Banks had four rushing touchdowns for the second week in a row and Tim Dwight hauled in three touchdown receptions as the Hawkeyes rolled up 575 yards of total offense. Illinois *S ...
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1997 Clemson Tigers Football Team
The 1997 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson played its first overtime game on November 8 against Duke. Schedule References Clemson Clemson Tigers football seasons Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers are the American football team at Clemson University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic C ...

1997 BYU Cougars Football Team
The 1997 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Schedule Roster References BYU Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ... BYU Cougars football seasons BYU Cougars football {{collegefootball-1990s-season-stub ...
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1997 Stanford Cardinal Football Team
The 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Tyrone Willingham. The Cardinal participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Schedule Roster *LB Chris Draft *QB Chad Hutchinson *K Kevin Miller *WR Troy Walters Coaching Staff *Tyrone Willingham – ''Head coach'' * Dana Bible – ''Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks'' * Earle Mosley – ''Running backs'' *Mose Rison – ''wide receivers'' *Dave Borbely – ''Offensive line (centers and guards)'' * Chuck Moller – ''Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)'' *Bill Harris – ''Defensive coordinator and defensive backs'' *Phil Zacharias – ''Defensive ends and special teams coordinator'' *Kent Baer – ''Inside and outside linebacker'' *Dave Tipton – ''Recruiting coordinator'' Season summary California ...
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1997 Syracuse Orangemen Football Team
The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team competed in football on behalf of Syracuse University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa .... Schedule Source: Roster Game summaries Wisconsin (Kickoff Classic) NC State at Oklahoma at Virginia Tech Tulane East Carolina at Rutgers Temple West Virginia Boston College at Pittsburgh at Miami (FL) Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl) References Syracuse Syracuse Orange football seasons Syracuse Orangemen football {{collegefootball-1990s-season-stub ...
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1997 Auburn Tigers Football Team
The 1997 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Terry Bowden, finished with a 10–3 record and won the school's first SEC West Division championship, but lost by a point to Tennessee in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. The Tigers ended the season with a #11 ranking in the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll after winning the Peach Bowl against Clemson on January 2. Schedule Season summary Florida at Auburn References Auburn Auburn Tigers football seasons Peach Bowl champion seasons Auburn Tigers football The Auburn Tigers football program represents Auburn University in the sport of American college football. Auburn competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division o ...

1997 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team
The 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the college football season of 1997–98. The team's head coach was Mike DuBose, who was entering his first year at Alabama. They played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. Alabama would finish with a record of 4–7 record in suffering the program's first losing season since the 1984 season. The loss against Kentucky marked Alabama's first ever overtime game, as overtime rules for college football had gone into effect the previous season. Schedule Coaching staff Game summaries Houston A sell-out crowd filled Legion Field as the Mike Dubose era got off to a great start with the Crimson Tide rolling to a big win over Houston. Alabama's 42 points was the most any Alabama team had put up in a game since the season opener in 1994. Vanderbilt Alabama defen ...
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