The Ohio Bobcats were 8-3 in 1997.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-1 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-3 | ||
4-4 | 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 | 301 | 3,732 | 714 | 5.2 | 3,321 | 649 | 5.1 | 411 | 65 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 47th | 75th | 102nd | 55th | 4th | 5th | 10th | 110th | 111th | 88th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 177 | 3,656 | 4.7 | 1,567 | 472 | 3.3 | 2,089 | 310 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 26th | 22nd | 45th | 71st | 33rd | 31st | 42nd | 39th | ||||||||||
Net | +124 | +76 | +714 | +0.6 | +1,754 | +177 | +1.8 | -1,678 | -245 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 52nd | 102nd | 34th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 110th | 111th | 66th |
| 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 |