The Northwestern Wildcats were 5-7 in 1997.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-7 | ||
1-7 | 3-9 | ||
1-7 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 12 | 243 | 3,839 | 784 | 4.9 | 1,581 | 453 | 3.5 | 2,258 | 331 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 75th | 69th | 50th | 79th | 64th | 45th | 79th | 61st | 60th | 70th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 288 | 4,700 | 5.5 | 2,262 | 533 | 4.2 | 2,438 | 328 | 7.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 64th | 95th | 72nd | 96th | 104th | 78th | 66th | 57th | 66th | ||||||||||
Net | -45 | -861 | +784 | -0.6 | -681 | -80 | -0.8 | -180 | +3 | -0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 73rd | 90th | 50th | 77th | 88th | 88th | 79th | 69th | 54th | 74th |
| 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 |