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North Texas

BW · 1997 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
5th
2–3 in BW

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1953–2026
All-Time Record
303–376–11
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2025
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 4 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 3 seasons

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–8L 12–29
3Week 3 · Sep 9Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8L 7–33
4Week 4 · Sep 16INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 41–6
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB126–5W 30–27
6Week 6 · Sep 30Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB129–4L 10–36
7Week 7 · Oct 7Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND BW5–6L 17–30
9Week 9 · Oct 21Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND BW4–7L 14–17
10Week 10 · Oct 28Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND BW5–6L 10–65
12Week 12 · Nov 11New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW2–9W 26–15
13Week 13 · Nov 18Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 14–25
14Week 14 · Nov 25Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW6–6W 51–48

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
5.699
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-32
-46+14
  • Texas Tech +6
  • Utah State +6
  • New Mexico State +2
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Idaho -6
  • Nevada -6
  • Boise State -7
  • Army -7
  • Vanderbilt -8
  • Oregon State -8

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 #91Better than 34%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#91W15#91Regular Season Final#92Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#91Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-26
+35
+3
-26
-13
-3
-55
+11
-11
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#531980#1211981#1001982#1011995#771996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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