Iowa
B10 · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 | NORTHERN IOWA | Unranked | — | W 66–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 54–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H |  B12 | 1–10 | W 63–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 0–11 | W 38–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | L 7–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 12–0 | L 24–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 62–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | W 35–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | L 10–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | L 14–15 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 31–0 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 9–3 | L 7–17 |
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).
- Purdue +9
- Minnesota +3
- Tulsa +2
- Indiana +2
- Iowa State +1
- Illinois 0
- Michigan 0
- Ohio State -3
- Arizona State -3
- Wisconsin -5
- Northwestern -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · Change -4
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.