The Marshall Thundering Herd were 10-2 in 1997. They fell to the Ole Miss Rebels, 34 to 31, in the Motor City Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
7-1 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-3 |
| 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 | 453 | 5,339 | 832 | 6.4 | 1,651 | 382 | 4.3 | 3,688 | 450 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 3rd | 5th | 14th | 8th | 56th | 92nd | 34th | 7th | 9th | 19th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 225 | 4,153 | 4.8 | 2,205 | 551 | 4.0 | 1,948 | 322 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 28th | 58th | 25th | 92nd | 107th | 64th | 18th | 47th | 11th | ||||||||||
Net | +228 | +1,186 | +832 | +1.7 | -554 | -169 | +0.3 | +1,740 | +128 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 15th | 14th | 11th | 82nd | 107th | 51st | 2nd | 7th | 16th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |