Illinois
B10 · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Illinois head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H |  USA | 9–3 | L 7–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | USA | 1–10 | L 14–26 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 10–2 | L 22–35 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 7–5 | L 10–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 6–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | L 7–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 3–48 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | L 6–23 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 21–34 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 6–41 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | L 17–27 |
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).
- Washington State -2
- Southern Miss -3
- Penn State -3
- Purdue -3
- Ohio State -3
- Iowa -5
- Wisconsin -5
- Michigan State -5
- Northwestern -7
- Indiana -9
- Louisville -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.000 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.