The Illinois Fighting Illini were 0-11 in 1997.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-7 | ||
1-7 | 3-9 | ||
1-7 | 2-9 | ||
0-8 | 0-11 |
| 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 | 119 | 3,150 | 790 | 4.0 | 1,370 | 385 | 3.6 | 1,780 | 405 | 4.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 111th | 105th | 46th | 111th | 86th | 91st | 76th | 89th | 19th | 110th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 368 | 4,595 | 5.9 | 2,316 | 492 | 4.7 | 2,279 | 288 | 7.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 95th | 91st | 89th | 98th | 86th | 93rd | 48th | 25th | 84th | ||||||||||
Net | -249 | -1,445 | +790 | -1.9 | -946 | -107 | -1.1 | -499 | +117 | -3.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 107th | 105th | 46th | 109th | 96th | 95th | 92nd | 88th | 11th | 109th |
| 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 |