Pittsburgh
BE · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 45–13 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 17–34 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H |  USA | 3–8 | W 35–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 21–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | L 13–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | L 21–45 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 55–48 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | L 21–22 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 27–32 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | W 30–23 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | W 41–38 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | USA | 9–3 | L 7–41 |
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).
- Virginia Tech +7
- West Virginia +7
- Miami +5
- Houston +3
- Louisiana +1
- Rutgers 0
- Penn State -3
- Southern Miss -3
- Syracuse -4
- Notre Dame -6
- Boston College -7
- Temple -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · Change -8
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.