The Houston Cougars were 3-8 in 1997.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-1 | 7-4 | ||
4-2 | 5-6 | ||
2-4 | 4-7 | ||
2-4 | 3-8 | ||
0-6 | 1-10 |
| 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 | 216 | 3,644 | 799 | 4.6 | 1,343 | 404 | 3.3 | 2,301 | 395 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 92nd | 80th | 35th | 94th | 89th | 79th | 86th | 58th | 23rd | 104th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 410 | 4,544 | 6.0 | 1,686 | 432 | 3.9 | 2,858 | 330 | 8.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 104th | 88th | 93rd | 53rd | 47th | 61st | 103rd | 58th | 106th | ||||||||||
Net | -194 | -900 | +799 | -1.4 | -343 | -28 | -0.6 | -557 | +65 | -2.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 101st | 94th | 35th | 99th | 68th | 66th | 71st | 89th | 25th | 108th |
| 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 |