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WAC · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 8–4 | L 20–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | W 13–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 19–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 6–6 | W 42–35 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND WAC | 7–4 | L 14–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 3–9 | W 17–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 31–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | L 3–14 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 49–39 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | L 28–38 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 14–20 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Arizona State +9
- SMU +6
- Utah State +6
- Hawai'i +3
- Tulsa +2
- TCU +1
- Washington -4
- Rice -4
- New Mexico -4
- Utah -5
- UTEP -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.