LSU
SEC · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 55–3 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H |  SEC | 7–4 | W 24–9 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 28–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H |  MAC | 2–9 | W 56–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 7–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | W 28–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 21–36 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 63–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 27–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | L 6–24 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 31–21 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | W 27–9 |
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).
- Florida +10
- Mississippi State +7
- Notre Dame +7
- Kentucky +5
- UTEP +4
- Alabama +4
- Arkansas +4
- Vanderbilt +3
- Akron +2
- Auburn -3
- Ole Miss -4
- Notre Dame -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · Change 1
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.