The Wisconsin Badgers were 8-4 in 1997. They fell to the Georgia Bulldogs, 33 to 6, in the Outback Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 |
| 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 | 285 | 4,266 | 838 | 5.1 | 2,384 | 586 | 4.1 | 1,882 | 252 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 55th | 49th | 11th | 64th | 18th | 11th | 46th | 85th | 90th | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 273 | 4,353 | 6.0 | 1,823 | 434 | 4.2 | 2,530 | 293 | 8.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 75th | 94th | 64th | 51st | 74th | 82nd | 30th | 105th | ||||||||||
Net | +12 | -87 | +838 | -0.9 | +561 | +152 | -0.1 | -648 | -41 | -1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 55th | 62nd | 11th | 88th | 30th | 10th | 61st | 95th | 80th | 83rd |
| 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 |