The Florida State Seminoles were 10-1 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Ohio State Buckeyes, 31 to 14, in the Sugar Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
7-1 | 11-1 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 |
| 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 | 437 | 4,973 | 784 | 6.3 | 1,233 | 344 | 3.6 | 3,740 | 440 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 12th | 50th | 10th | 93rd | 106th | 74th | 6th | 12th | 11th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 167 | 2,655 | 3.7 | 571 | 379 | 1.5 | 2,084 | 338 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 12th | 1st | 30th | 66th | 16th | ||||||||||
Net | +270 | +2,318 | +784 | +2.6 | +662 | -35 | +2.1 | +1,656 | +102 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 50th | 1st | 23rd | 69th | 7th | 3rd | 16th | 13th |
| 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 |