The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 7-5 in 1997. They fell to the LSU Tigers, 27 to 9, in the Independence Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1997 Stats
See stats| 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 | 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 | 45th | 60th | 20th | 58th | 60th | 47th | 65th | 51st | 67th | 41st |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| 2 |  BYU | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 1 | .923 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
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Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | .923 |
| 2 |  UConn | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | .615 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Penn State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 4 | .667 |
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Clemson 
Georgia 
Texas 
Army 
Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
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