Ole Miss

SEC · 1997 Season · Final

Season

Developing −

Record

8–4

0.667 Win %

Conference

6th

4–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

121

1902–2026

All-Time Record

705–533–34

0.568 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1960

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 11 · Top 25: 33

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ole Miss head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 2	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 24–23
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	SMU H2H	IND WAC	6–5	W 23–15
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	10–3	L 9–19
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H	SEC	3–8	W 15–3
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	11–2	L 17–31
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	LSU H2H	SEC	9–3	W 36–21
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	4–7	L 20–29
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	SEC	4–7	W 19–9
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Tulane (TULANE)H2H	USA	7–4	W 41–24
14	Week 14 · Nov 25	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	10–2	L 14–21
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	7–4	W 15–14
3	Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30	Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H	MAC	10–3	W 34–31

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

1.731

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+37

-14+51

Marshall +10
LSU +9
Tulane +7
Mississippi State +7
SMU +6
UCF +5
Arkansas +4
Vanderbilt +3
Tennessee -2
Georgia -2
Auburn -3
Alabama -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #18Better than 88%

Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-10

+12

-14

+15

-9

+10

+17

-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.