The Clemson Tigers were 7-4 in 1997. They fell to the Auburn Tigers, 21 to 17, in the Peach Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-1 | 11-1 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 275 | 3,985 | 765 | 5.2 | 1,772 | 479 | 3.7 | 2,213 | 286 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 63rd | 66th | 64th | 57th | 48th | 33rd | 69th | 67th | 81st | 31st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 198 | 3,437 | 4.8 | 969 | 362 | 2.7 | 2,468 | 359 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 16th | 15th | 26th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 71st | 77th | 47th | ||||||||||
Net | +77 | +548 | +765 | +0.4 | +803 | +117 | +1.0 | -255 | -73 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 38th | 34th | 64th | 38th | 19th | 14th | 24th | 73rd | 87th | 37th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |