Louisville
USA · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 20 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Louisville head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | L 24–38 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 21–27 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 0–11 | W 26–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 21–57 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H |  B12 | 4–8 | L 14–35 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H |  USA | 9–3 | L 24–42 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | USA | 7–4 | L 33–64 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | USA | 3–8 | L 22–36 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | USA | 5–6 | L 31–45 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | USA | 8–4 | L 9–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | USA | 4–7 | L 20–21 |
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).
- Illinois 0
- Penn State -3
- Southern Miss -3
- Tulane -4
- Cincinnati -4
- Utah -5
- Kentucky -6
- East Carolina -6
- Memphis -7
- Oklahoma -8
- Houston -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.091 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.