1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1997 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1997 record 5–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Barnett (6th season)
Home stadium Ryan Field (Capacity: 47,130)
1997 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Michigan $  8 –0     12 –0  
No. 12 Ohio State  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 16 Penn State  6 –2     9 –3  
No. 15 Purdue  6 –2     9 –3  
Wisconsin  5 –3     8 –5  
Iowa  4 –4     7 –5  
Michigan State  4 –4     7 –5  
Northwestern  3 –5     5 –7  
Minnesota  1 –7     3 –9  
Indiana  1 –7     2 –9  
Illinois  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Gary Barnett.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 23 11:00 AM Oklahoma* Soldier Field • Chicago (Pigskin Classic) ABC W 24–0   36,804
September 6 2:30 PM at Wake Forest* No. 24 Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina ABC L 20–27   24,320
September 13 1:00 PM Duke* Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois W 24–20   36,225
September 20 11:30 AM Rice* Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois SCC L 34–40   32,762
September 27 11:30 AM at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana ESPN L 9–21   42,112
October 4 6:00 PM Wisconsin Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois ESPN L 25–26   47,129
October 11 11:30 AM at No. 6 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan ESPN L 6–23   106,048
October 18 2:30 PM No. 11 Michigan Statedagger Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois ABC W 19–17   47,129
October 25 2:30 PM at No. 9 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC L 6–49   92,445
November 1 11:30 AM No. 2 Penn State Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois ESPN L 27–3   47,129
November 8 11:00 AM at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois ESPN+ W 34–21   41,195
November 15 11:30 AM No. 22 Iowa Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois ESPN2 W 15–14   40,838
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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