Vanderbilt
SEC · 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 · 18 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND BW | 4–7 | W 29–12 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 4–7 | L 0–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  TCUH2H | IND WAC | 1–10 | W 40–16 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 3–15 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 6–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H |  MAC | 0–11 | W 17–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 13–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 3–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 7–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 10–21 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 11–2 | L 10–17 |
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).
- North Texas +4
- TCU +1
- Northern Illinois 0
- Georgia -2
- Florida -2
- Tennessee -2
- LSU -3
- Ole Miss -4
- South Carolina -6
- Kentucky -6
- Alabama -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · Change -1
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.