Miami
BE · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Miami head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H |  B12 | 2–9 | W 45–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 9–3 | L 12–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | L 17–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 17–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 11–1 | L 0–47 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 45–44 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | W 47–15 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 42–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 25–27 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 51–23 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 13–33 |
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).
- Boston College +4
- Temple +3
- Baylor +2
- Arkansas State +2
- Rutgers 0
- Florida State -1
- Arizona State -3
- Syracuse -4
- West Virginia -5
- Virginia Tech -5
- Pittsburgh -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.