Southern Miss
USA · 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 · 19 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 6–21 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 0–11 | W 24–7 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Nevada (NEVADA)H2H | IND BW | 5–6 | W 35–19 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 13–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H |  USA | 1–10 | W 42–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | USA | 5–6 | W 23–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | USA | 7–4 | W 34–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | USA | 8–4 | W 24–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 11–2 | L 20–44 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | USA | 3–8 | W 33–0 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | USA | 4–7 | W 42–18 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | W 41–7 |
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).
- Cincinnati +8
- Tulane +7
- Pittsburgh +6
- Nevada +5
- East Carolina +5
- Memphis +4
- Houston +3
- Louisville +1
- Illinois 0
- Florida -2
- Tennessee -2
- Alabama -7
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 5
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.