Penn State
B10 · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | W 34–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | W 52–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H |  USA | 1–10 | W 57–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 0–11 | W 41–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 31–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 16–15 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 30–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 12–0 | L 8–34 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | W 42–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 35–10 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | L 14–49 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 6–21 |
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).
- Ohio State +10
- Purdue +9
- Wisconsin +8
- Pittsburgh +6
- Northwestern +5
- Temple +3
- Minnesota +3
- Louisville +1
- Illinois 0
- Michigan 0
- Florida -2
- Michigan State -5
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 -3
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.