The Syracuse Orangemen were 9-3 in 1997. They fell to the Kansas State Wildcats, 35 to 18, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 9-4 | |
5-2 | 7-5 | ||
4-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-3 | 6-6 | ||
3-4 | 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 | 12 | 423 | 5,127 | 829 | 6.2 | 2,417 | 534 | 4.5 | 2,710 | 295 | 9.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 8th | 16th | 15th | 17th | 15th | 23rd | 31st | 76th | 4th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 191 | 3,482 | 4.5 | 1,317 | 443 | 3.0 | 2,165 | 326 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 14th | 18th | 15th | 28th | 55th | 14th | 42nd | 52nd | 34th | ||||||||||
Net | +232 | +1,645 | +829 | +1.7 | +1,100 | +91 | +1.6 | +545 | -31 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 10th | 16th | 12th | 12th | 16th | 10th | 23rd | 74th | 8th |
| 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 |