The Rice Owls were 7-4 in 1997.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 10-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-3 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 306 | 4,245 | 759 | 5.6 | 3,660 | 690 | 5.3 | 585 | 69 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 44th | 50th | 69th | 40th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 109th | 110th | 14th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 285 | 4,218 | 6.2 | 1,988 | 411 | 4.8 | 2,230 | 272 | 8.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 62nd | 66th | 101st | 77th | 32nd | 96th | 46th | 16th | 94th | ||||||||||
Net | +21 | +27 | +759 | -0.6 | +1,672 | +279 | +0.5 | -1,645 | -203 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 52nd | 54th | 69th | 79th | 4th | 2nd | 43rd | 109th | 109th | 49th |
| 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 | 3 | .750 | |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |