The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-2 in 1997. They fell to the Florida Gators, 21 to 6, in the Citrus Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9-0 | 12-0 | |
6-2 | 10-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 8-5 |
| 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 | 11 | 360 | 4,648 | 736 | 6.3 | 2,295 | 448 | 5.1 | 2,353 | 288 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 24th | 23rd | 86th | 12th | 21st | 49th | 9th | 53rd | 80th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 233 | 4,393 | 5.2 | 2,001 | 471 | 4.2 | 2,392 | 367 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 32nd | 81st | 59th | 79th | 70th | 80th | 57th | 84th | 30th | ||||||||||
Net | +127 | +255 | +736 | +1.1 | +294 | -23 | +0.9 | -39 | -79 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 44th | 86th | 24th | 43rd | 63rd | 30th | 58th | 92nd | 19th |
| 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 |