The California Golden Bears were 3-8 in 1997.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-5 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
1-7 | 3-8 | ||
0-8 | 3-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 295 | 4,338 | 871 | 5.0 | 1,601 | 480 | 3.3 | 2,737 | 391 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 53rd | 44th | 6th | 73rd | 60th | 32nd | 85th | 30th | 27th | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 339 | 4,195 | 5.8 | 1,588 | 400 | 4.0 | 2,607 | 327 | 8.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 86th | 62nd | 83rd | 47th | 23rd | 62nd | 87th | 56th | 87th | ||||||||||
Net | -44 | +143 | +871 | -0.8 | +13 | +80 | -0.6 | +130 | +64 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 72nd | 50th | 6th | 84th | 53rd | 22nd | 74th | 48th | 26th | 78th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |