The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns were 1-10 in 1997.
| 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 | 176 | 3,176 | 766 | 4.1 | 1,378 | 474 | 2.9 | 1,798 | 292 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 104th | 104th | 62nd | 106th | 84th | 35th | 99th | 87th | 77th | 95th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 553 | 5,233 | 6.9 | 3,097 | 502 | 6.2 | 2,136 | 258 | 8.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 111th | 106th | 111th | 110th | 92nd | 111th | 37th | 13th | 96th | ||||||||||
Net | -377 | -2,057 | +766 | -2.7 | -1,719 | -28 | -3.3 | -338 | +34 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 111th | 111th | 62nd | 111th | 110th | 66th | 111th | 79th | 42nd | 101st |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |