Rice
WAC · 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
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 10–3 | L 12–41 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  USA | 7–4 | W 30–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | W 40–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H |  B12 | 4–7 | L 31–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND WAC | 2–9 | W 42–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | W 27–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | W 35–23 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  SMUH2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 6–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 38–19 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 6–5 | L 14–31 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 31–13 |
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).
- New Mexico +9
- Tulane +7
- BYU +6
- Northwestern +5
- UTEP +4
- Tulsa +2
- TCU +1
- Air Force -3
- SMU -5
- Utah -5
- Texas -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 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.