The West Virginia Mountaineers were 7-4 in 1997. They fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 35 to 30, in the Carquest Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 9-4 | |
5-2 | 7-5 | ||
4-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-6 | ||
3-4 | 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 | 330 | 4,193 | 744 | 5.6 | 1,980 | 447 | 4.4 | 2,213 | 297 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 52nd | 81st | 37th | 35th | 50th | 27th | 67th | 74th | 41st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 250 | 3,847 | 5.0 | 1,440 | 403 | 3.6 | 2,407 | 365 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 45th | 37th | 45th | 35th | 25th | 48th | 58th | 82nd | 33rd | ||||||||||
Net | +80 | +346 | +744 | +0.6 | +540 | +44 | +0.9 | -194 | -68 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 37th | 41st | 81st | 32nd | 31st | 35th | 31st | 70th | 85th | 38th |
| 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 |