West Virginia
BE · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H |  MAC | 10–3 | W 42–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H |  USA | 5–6 | W 24–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | L 24–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | W 28–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 48–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | W 31–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | W 30–17 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 10–40 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND BE | 3–8 | W 41–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | L 14–21 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | L 38–41 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 30–35 |
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).
- Marshall +10
- Virginia Tech +7
- East Carolina +5
- Miami +5
- Temple +3
- Maryland +2
- Rutgers 0
- Syracuse -4
- Georgia Tech -5
- Notre Dame -6
- Pittsburgh -6
- Boston College -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 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.