The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 7-5 in 1997. They fell to the LSU Tigers, 27 to 9, in the Independence Bowl.

1997 Stats

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GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team
12
273
4,323
824
5.2
2,099
507
4.1
2,224
317
7.0
Team Rank
64th
46th
20th
52nd
28th
20th
42nd
66th
65th
60th
Opponent
12
238
4,381
5.3
2,217
494
4.5
2,164
338
6.4
Opponent Rank
38th
79th
60th
93rd
88th
92nd
41st
66th
27th
Net
+35
-58
+824
0.0
-118
+13
-0.3
+60
-21
+0.6
Net Rank
46th
60th
20th
58th
60th
47th
65th
51st
67th
41st

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