The Pittsburgh Panthers were 6-5 in 1997. They fell to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 41 to 7, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 7-5 | ||
4-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-6 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-4 | 4-7 |
| 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 | 326 | 4,437 | 773 | 5.7 | 1,634 | 411 | 4.0 | 2,803 | 362 | 7.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 37th | 55th | 33rd | 58th | 71st | 51st | 25th | 40th | 30th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 313 | 4,622 | 5.3 | 1,802 | 490 | 3.7 | 2,820 | 385 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 75th | 92nd | 61st | 59th | 83rd | 52nd | 102nd | 93rd | 65th | ||||||||||
Net | +13 | -185 | +773 | +0.5 | -168 | -79 | +0.3 | -17 | -23 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 53rd | 65th | 55th | 37th | 62nd | 86th | 52nd | 53rd | 70th | 44th |
| 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 |