The Missouri Tigers were 7-4 in 1997. They fell to the Colorado State Rams, 35 to 24, in the Holiday Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 368 | 4,622 | 787 | 5.9 | 2,899 | 592 | 4.9 | 1,723 | 195 | 8.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 21st | 25th | 47th | 25th | 6th | 9th | 12th | 91st | 105th | 8th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 332 | 4,252 | 5.9 | 2,131 | 432 | 4.9 | 2,121 | 285 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 81st | 69th | 91st | 87th | 47th | 100th | 34th | 24th | 67th | ||||||||||
Net | +36 | +370 | +787 | -0.1 | +768 | +160 | 0.0 | -398 | -90 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 44th | 39th | 47th | 60th | 20th | 9th | 58th | 82nd | 95th | 23rd |
| 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 |