The Cincinnati Bearcats were 7-4 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Utah State Aggies, 35 to 19, in the Humanitarian Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 9-3 | |
2-4 | 8-4 | ||
5-1 | 7-4 | ||
4-2 | 5-6 | ||
2-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 286 | 3,633 | 794 | 4.6 | 2,371 | 593 | 4.0 | 1,262 | 201 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 54th | 82nd | 41st | 93rd | 20th | 7th | 48th | 105th | 103rd | 90th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 233 | 3,693 | 4.8 | 930 | 338 | 2.8 | 2,763 | 432 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 32nd | 27th | 29th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 96th | 110th | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +53 | -60 | +794 | -0.2 | +1,441 | +255 | +1.2 | -1,501 | -231 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 41st | 61st | 41st | 64th | 6th | 4th | 17th | 108th | 110th | 60th |
| 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 |