The Washington State Cougars were 10-1 in 1997. They fell to the Michigan Wolverines, 21 to 16, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
6-2 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
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 | 467 | 5,524 | 808 | 6.8 | 1,735 | 408 | 4.3 | 3,789 | 400 | 9.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 27th | 1st | 50th | 75th | 38th | 5th | 21st | 2nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 275 | 3,634 | 4.5 | 1,281 | 397 | 3.2 | 2,353 | 414 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 57th | 25th | 14th | 25th | 22nd | 23rd | 54th | 106th | 8th | ||||||||||
Net | +192 | +1,890 | +808 | +2.4 | +454 | +11 | +1.0 | +1,436 | -14 | +3.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 13th | 4th | 27th | 2nd | 40th | 49th | 23rd | 5th | 63rd | 3rd |
| 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 |