The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were 8-3 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Pittsburgh Panthers, 41 to 7, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 9-3 | |
2-4 | 8-4 | ||
5-1 | 7-4 | ||
4-2 | 5-6 | ||
2-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 296 | 3,682 | 750 | 4.9 | 1,428 | 398 | 3.6 | 2,254 | 352 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 52nd | 79th | 77th | 77th | 79th | 84th | 73rd | 62nd | 43rd | 85th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 203 | 3,462 | 4.4 | 1,184 | 367 | 3.2 | 2,278 | 427 | 5.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 16th | 10th | 13th | 7th | 22nd | 47th | 109th | 5th | ||||||||||
Net | +93 | +220 | +750 | +0.5 | +244 | +31 | +0.4 | -24 | -75 | +1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 47th | 77th | 35th | 46th | 41st | 49th | 55th | 88th | 32nd |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 1 | .923 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 1 | .923 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | .692 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | .538 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 3 | .769 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | .615 |