Purdue
B10 · 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
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Purdue head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 9–3 | L 22–36 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | W 28–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 5–6 | W 28–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | W 21–9 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 59–43 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 8–5 | W 45–20 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 0–11 | W 48–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | L 17–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | W 22–21 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 17–42 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 2–9 | W 56–7 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H |  B12 | 8–4 | W 33–20 |
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).
- Wisconsin +8
- Oklahoma State +8
- Notre Dame +7
- Michigan State +7
- Ball State +5
- Northwestern +5
- Minnesota +3
- Indiana +2
- Illinois 0
- Toledo -3
- Penn State -3
- Iowa -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.