Louisiana Tech
FBSI · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
- Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Louisiana Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 3–8 | W 30–23 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–7 | W 17–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 2–9 | W 56–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H |  SEC | 4–7 | L 13–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 3–8 | W 41–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 13–49 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 42–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2H | IND BW | 4–7 | W 31–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 26–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  UABH2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 32–29 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 63–24 |
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).
- UL Monroe +5
- UAB +5
- Boise State +4
- Alabama +4
- Bowling Green +3
- California +3
- Central Michigan +2
- Arkansas State +2
- Louisiana +1
- Auburn -3
- Arkansas -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.818 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.