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WAC · 1997 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
13th
2–6 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
49
1978–2026
All-Time Record
221–340–3
0.395 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare UNLV head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND BW5–6L 14–31
4Week 4 · Sep 16Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC10–3L 24–25
5Week 5 · Sep 23Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC3–9W 25–15
6Week 6 · Sep 30ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—W 41–6
7Week 7 · Oct 7USCH2HPAC6–5L 21–35
8Week 8 · Oct 14TCUH2HIND WAC1–10W 21–19
9Week 9 · Oct 21San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–7L 17–20
10Week 10 · Oct 28Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–6L 28–46
11Week 11 · Nov 4Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC11–2L 19–45
12Week 12 · Nov 11Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC7–6L 23–35
14Week 14 · Nov 25San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7L 48–55

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.005
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-38
-42+4
  • Hawai'i +3
  • TCU +1
  • Colorado State -2
  • Air Force -3
  • USC -5
  • Nevada -6
  • Fresno State -6
  • Wyoming -6
  • San Diego State -7
  • San José State -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #95Better than 31%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.273 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95W15#97Regular Season Final#98Post-Season W2#96Post-Season W3#95Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-1
+10
+35
-14
+2
-3
-18
-26
-12
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#651992#931993#471994#1071995#1061996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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