Syracuse
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 · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 26 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H |  B10 | 8–5 | W 34–0 |
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 6–5 | L 31–32 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H |  B12 | 4–8 | L 34–36 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 3–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H |  USA | 7–4 | W 30–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | USA | 5–6 | W 56–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 50–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | W 60–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | W 40–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 20–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | W 32–27 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 33–13 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 11–1 | L 18–35 |
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
- Tulane +7
- West Virginia +7
- Pittsburgh +6
- East Carolina +5
- Miami +5
- Boston College +4
- Temple +3
- Rutgers 0
- Kansas State -1
- NC State -5
- Virginia Tech -5
- Oklahoma -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.692 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.