Florida
SEC · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H |  USA | 9–3 | W 21–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 2–9 | W 82–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 11–2 | W 33–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 55–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 56–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 21–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | W 24–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 17–37 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 20–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 48–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 11–1 | W 32–29 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | W 21–6 |
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).
- Tennessee +11
- Florida State +11
- Auburn +10
- Southern Miss +9
- Penn State +9
- Kentucky +5
- South Carolina +5
- Arkansas +4
- Vanderbilt +3
- Central Michigan +2
- Georgia -2
- LSU -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 2
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.