The Purdue Boilermakers were 8-3 in 1997. They emerged victorious over the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 33 to 20, in the Alamo Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
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1997 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 6-2 | 10-3 | |
 Penn State | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
 Purdue | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
 Wisconsin | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
 Iowa | 4-4 | 7-5 |
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 | 363 | 5,056 | 794 | 6.4 | 1,959 | 373 | 5.3 | 3,097 | 421 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 23rd | 10th | 41st | 9th | 38th | 97th | 8th | 14th | 16th | 45th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 247 | 4,448 | 5.3 | 1,975 | 486 | 4.1 | 2,473 | 355 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 85th | 62nd | 75th | 80th | 67th | 73rd | 76th | 51st | ||||||||||
Net | +116 | +608 | +794 | +1.1 | -16 | -113 | +1.2 | +624 | +66 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 29th | 32nd | 41st | 23rd | 55th | 99th | 19th | 19th | 24th | 45th |
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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 |
Marshall 
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 |
SMU 
Clemson 
Texas 
Georgia 
Army 
Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
