The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 7-5 in 1997. They fell to the LSU Tigers, 27 to 9, in the Independence Bowl.
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1997 Stats
See stats| 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 | 273 | 4,323 | 824 | 5.2 | 2,099 | 507 | 4.1 | 2,224 | 317 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 64th | 46th | 20th | 52nd | 28th | 20th | 42nd | 66th | 65th | 60th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 238 | 4,381 | 5.3 | 2,217 | 494 | 4.5 | 2,164 | 338 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 38th | 79th | 60th | 93rd | 88th | 92nd | 41st | 66th | 27th | ||||||||||
Net | +35 | -58 | +824 | 0.0 | -118 | +13 | -0.3 | +60 | -21 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 46th | 60th | 20th | 58th | 60th | 47th | 65th | 51st | 67th | 41st |
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| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Utah State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  JMU | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Syracuse | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Georgia | Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  North Texas | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delaware | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 |
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