The USC Trojans were 6-5 in 1997.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
3-5 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 | ||
1-7 | 3-8 |
| 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 | 3,724 | 759 | 4.9 | 1,529 | 422 | 3.6 | 2,195 | 337 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 79th | 76th | 69th | 78th | 68th | 66th | 72nd | 70th | 51st | 80th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 233 | 3,962 | 5.1 | 1,031 | 381 | 2.7 | 2,931 | 391 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 32nd | 48th | 52nd | 7th | 15th | 5th | 108th | 99th | 69th | ||||||||||
Net | 0 | -238 | +759 | -0.2 | +498 | +41 | +0.9 | -736 | -54 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 60th | 67th | 69th | 66th | 36th | 37th | 26th | 97th | 82nd | 79th |
| 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 |