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Indiana

B10 · 1997 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
10th
1–7 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
512–692–38
0.428 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2025
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Indiana head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 6–23
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–6W 33–6
5Week 5 · Sep 23Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6L 7–49
6Week 6 · Sep 30Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–5L 26–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1012–0L 0–37
8Week 8 · Oct 14Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–5L 6–38
9Week 9 · Oct 21Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–3L 0–31
10Week 10 · Oct 28Iowa (IOWA)H2HB107–5L 0–62
11Week 11 · Nov 4Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB100–11W 23–6
13Week 13 · Nov 18Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–9L 12–24
14Week 14 · Nov 25Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB109–3L 7–56

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.177
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-32
-37+5
  • Ball State +5
  • Michigan 0
  • Illinois 0
  • North Carolina -1
  • Ohio State -3
  • Purdue -3
  • Wisconsin -5
  • Michigan State -5
  • Iowa -5
  • Kentucky -6
  • Minnesota -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.182 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96W15#98Regular Season Final#97Post-Season W2#97Post-Season W3#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
+27
-42
-1
-37
-32
-31
-62
+17
-12
-49

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#701992#261993#531994#911995#821996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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