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Iowa State

B12 · 1997 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
12th
1–7 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB128–4L 14–21
3Week 3 · Sep 9Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC7–6L 10–56
4Week 4 · Sep 16Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–9L 29–53
5Week 5 · Sep 23Iowa (IOWA)H2HB107–5L 20–63
7Week 7 · Oct 7Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB127–5L 21–45
8Week 8 · Oct 14Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB129–4L 17–56
10Week 10 · Oct 28Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB122–9W 24–17
11Week 11 · Nov 4Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB125–6L 24–34
12Week 12 · Nov 11Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB125–6L 38–43
13Week 13 · Nov 18Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1213–0L 14–77
14Week 14 · Nov 25Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB1211–1L 3–28

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
7.470
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-44
-46+2
  • Baylor +2
  • Nebraska 0
  • Kansas State -1
  • Oklahoma State -4
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Iowa -5
  • Missouri -5
  • Wyoming -6
  • Kansas -6
  • Colorado -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 #104Better than 25%
Win % Place 106thBetter than 23%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#104W15#104Regular Season Final#104Post-Season W2#104Post-Season W3#104Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-46
-24
-43
-24
-39
+7
-10
-5
-63
-25

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

Final Rank by Season
#881992#821993#1051994#801995#961996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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