| 1997 Football Schedule | ||
| Game 1 at Toledo (Sept. 6) L, 36-22 Stats | Game 6 Wisconsin (Homecoming, Oct. 18) W, 45-20 Recap | Stats | Quotes | |
| Game 2 Notre Dame (Sept. 13) W, 28-17 Recap | Stats | Notes | Game 7 at Illinois (Oct. 25) W, 48-3 Recap | Stats | Notes | Quotes | |
| Game 3 Ball State (Sept. 20) W, 28-14 Stats | Game 8 at Iowa (Nov. 1) L, 35-17 Recap | Stats | |
| Game 4 Northwestern (Awards Day, Sept. 27) W, 21-9 Recap | Stats | Notes | Quotes | Game 9 Michigan St (Hall of Fame, Nov. 8) W, 22-21 Recap | Stats | |
| Game 5 at Minnesota (Oct. 11) W, 59-43 Stats | Notes | Quotes | Game 10 Penn State (Nov. 15) L, 42-17 Recap | |
| Game 11 at Indiana (Nov. 22) W, 56-7 Recap | Stats | Notes | Quotes | ||
| Alamo Bowl vs. Oklahoma State (Dec. 30) W, 33-20 Recap | Stats | ||
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