The Iowa State Cyclones were 1-10 in 1997.
| 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 | 214 | 3,579 | 775 | 4.6 | 1,028 | 389 | 2.6 | 2,551 | 386 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 93rd | 86th | 53rd | 89th | 103rd | 88th | 102nd | 40th | 28th | 76th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 493 | 4,814 | 6.4 | 2,692 | 503 | 5.4 | 2,122 | 250 | 8.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 109th | 98th | 105th | 104th | 93rd | 105th | 35th | 8th | 101st | ||||||||||
Net | -279 | -1,235 | +775 | -1.8 | -1,664 | -114 | -2.7 | +429 | +136 | -1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 109th | 101st | 53rd | 107th | 108th | 100th | 110th | 29th | 6th | 95th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |