1997 Season

Conference Records

ConferenceWinsLosesTiesPercentage
Atlantic Coast31075.0%
Big 1024033.3%
Big 1223040.0%
Big East0400.0%
Big West0100.0%
Conference USA200100.0%
Independent0100.0%
Pacific 1041080.0%
Southeastern41080.0%
Western Athletic12033.3%

Game Results

Las Vegas Bowl

Oregon 41
Air Force 23 13
December 20, 1997
21,514

Insight.com Bowl

Arizona 20
New Mexico 14
December 27, 1997
49,385

Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl

LSU 15 27
Notre Dame 9
December 28, 1997
50,459

Carquest Bowl

Georgia Tech 35
West Virginia 30
December 29, 1997
28,262

Plymouth Holiday Bowl

Colorado State 18 35
Missouri 19 24
December 29, 1997
50,761

Sports Humanitarian Bowl

Cincinnati 35
Utah State 19
December 29, 1997
16,289

Builders Square Alamo Bowl

Purdue 16 33
Oklahoma State 24 20
December 30, 1997
55,552

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

Kansas State 10 35
Syracuse 14 18
December 31, 1997
69,367

AXA Liberty Bowl

Southern Miss 41
Pittsburgh 7
December 31, 1997
50,209

Norwest Sun Bowl

Arizona State 16 17
Iowa 7
December 31, 1997
49,104

CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl

Florida 6 21
Penn State 11 6
January 1, 1998
70,797

Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl Classic

UCLA 5 29
Texas A&M 20 23
January 1, 1998
59,215

Toyota Gator Bowl

North Carolina 7 42
Virginia Tech 3
January 1, 1998
54,116

Outback Bowl

Georgia 12 33
Wisconsin 6
January 1, 1998
56,186

Rose Bowl

Washington State 8 16
Michigan 1 21
January 1, 1998
101,219

Nokia Sugar Bowl

Florida State 4 31
Ohio State 9 14
January 1, 1998
67,289

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Auburn 13 21
Clemson 17
January 2, 1998
71,212

FedEx Orange Bowl

Nebraska 2 42
Tennessee 3 17
January 2, 1998
74,002