Wisconsin
B10 · 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
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wisconsin head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 26 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 0–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2H | IND BW | 4–7 | W 28–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 4–7 | W 56–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | W 36–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 2–9 | W 27–26 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 5–7 | W 26–25 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 0–11 | W 31–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 20–45 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 22–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 7–5 | W 13–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 12–0 | L 16–26 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 10–35 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 6 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 6–33 |
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).
- Iowa +7
- San Diego State +5
- Northwestern +5
- Boise State +4
- San José State +4
- Minnesota +3
- Indiana +2
- Illinois 0
- Michigan 0
- Georgia -2
- Purdue -3
- Penn State -3
- Syracuse -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.615 Win % · Change -11
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.