Kent State
MAC · 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
- Divisional Era · 20 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kent State head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 8–3 | L 7–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | Unranked | — | L 23–44 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | MAC | 10–3 | L 17–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 4–7 | W 41–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 43–59 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 8–3 | L 26–62 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 8–3 | L 27–50 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 2–9 | W 60–37 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H | MAC | 3–8 | W 29–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H | MAC | 2–9 | L 35–45 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 29–62 |
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).
- Eastern Michigan +4
- Bowling Green +3
- Central Michigan +2
- Ohio -3
- Marshall -3
- Miami (OH) -3
- Western Michigan -3
- Navy -4
- UCF -6
- Akron -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 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.