The Ole Miss Rebels were 7-4 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Marshall Thundering Herd, 34 to 31, in the Motor City Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 10-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
4-4 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 7-4 | ||
2-6 | 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 | 233 | 4,166 | 759 | 5.5 | 1,472 | 396 | 3.7 | 2,694 | 363 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 79th | 54th | 69th | 45th | 75th | 86th | 63rd | 32nd | 39th | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 209 | 3,765 | 5.1 | 1,818 | 421 | 4.3 | 1,947 | 315 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 31st | 50th | 63rd | 41st | 84th | 17th | 45th | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +24 | +401 | +759 | +0.4 | -346 | -25 | -0.6 | +747 | +48 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 51st | 36th | 69th | 42nd | 69th | 64th | 72nd | 16th | 33rd | 26th |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |