Colorado
B12 · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 11–2 | W 31–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 12–0 | L 3–27 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 7–6 | W 20–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H |  B12 | 9–4 | L 10–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | B12 | 8–4 | L 29–33 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | B12 | 5–6 | W 42–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | B12 | 4–7 | W 47–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | B12 | 7–5 | L 31–41 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | B12 | 1–10 | W 43–38 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 11–1 | L 20–37 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B12 | 13–0 | L 24–27 |
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).
- Colorado State +11
- Wyoming +7
- Kansas +5
- Texas +4
- Iowa State +1
- Michigan 0
- Nebraska 0
- Kansas State -1
- Texas A&M -4
- Oklahoma State -4
- Missouri -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.