The Louisiana-Monroe Indians were 5-7 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 | 12 | 226 | 3,742 | 811 | 4.6 | 1,512 | 446 | 3.4 | 2,230 | 365 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 83rd | 72nd | 25th | 90th | 69th | 51st | 82nd | 65th | 37th | 96th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 319 | 4,494 | 5.6 | 1,766 | 472 | 3.7 | 2,728 | 336 | 8.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 78th | 86th | 76th | 58th | 71st | 54th | 93rd | 62nd | 91st | ||||||||||
Net | -93 | -752 | +811 | -0.9 | -254 | -26 | -0.4 | -498 | +29 | -2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 83rd | 87th | 25th | 89th | 65th | 65th | 66th | 87th | 43rd | 98th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |