The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-2 in 1997. They fell to the Florida Gators, 21 to 6, in the Citrus Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1997 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Michigan | 9-0 | 12-0 |
 Ohio State | 6-2 | 10-3 | |
 Penn State | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
 Purdue | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
 Wisconsin | 5-3 | 8-5 |
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 | 11 | 360 | 4,648 | 736 | 6.3 | 2,295 | 448 | 5.1 | 2,353 | 288 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 24th | 23rd | 86th | 12th | 21st | 49th | 9th | 53rd | 80th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 233 | 4,393 | 5.2 | 2,001 | 471 | 4.2 | 2,392 | 367 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 32nd | 81st | 59th | 79th | 70th | 80th | 57th | 84th | 30th | ||||||||||
Net | +127 | +255 | +736 | +1.1 | +294 | -23 | +0.9 | -39 | -79 | +1.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 44th | 86th | 24th | 43rd | 63rd | 30th | 58th | 92nd | 19th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
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Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
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