The Kansas State Wildcats were 10-1 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Syracuse Orangemen, 35 to 18, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 13-0 | |
7-1 | 11-1 | ||
6-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
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 | 383 | 4,096 | 745 | 5.5 | 2,422 | 541 | 4.5 | 1,674 | 204 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 15th | 57th | 80th | 44th | 16th | 13th | 25th | 94th | 102nd | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 159 | 2,825 | 4.0 | 1,429 | 463 | 3.1 | 1,396 | 239 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 5th | 7th | 33rd | 66th | 18th | 3rd | 6th | 9th | ||||||||||
Net | +224 | +1,271 | +745 | +1.5 | +993 | +78 | +1.4 | +278 | -35 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 14th | 80th | 17th | 15th | 23rd | 13th | 42nd | 77th | 11th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |