The Purdue Boilermakers were 8-3 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 33 to 20, in the Alamo Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 10-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 |
| 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 | 363 | 5,056 | 794 | 6.4 | 1,959 | 373 | 5.3 | 3,097 | 421 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 23rd | 10th | 41st | 9th | 38th | 97th | 8th | 14th | 16th | 45th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 247 | 4,448 | 5.3 | 1,975 | 486 | 4.1 | 2,473 | 355 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 85th | 62nd | 75th | 80th | 67th | 73rd | 76th | 51st | ||||||||||
Net | +116 | +608 | +794 | +1.1 | -16 | -113 | +1.2 | +624 | +66 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 29th | 32nd | 41st | 23rd | 55th | 99th | 19th | 19th | 24th | 45th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |