1997 Football Schedule
Overall8-50.615
Conference5-30.625
StreakL3
Home5-1
Away3-2
Neutral0-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 (Tue) | TBA | Neutral | #17 Syracuse | East Rutherford, N.J. | L 0-34 | |
| Sep 6 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Boise State | Camp Randall Stadium | W 28-24 | |
| Sep 13 (Sat) | TBA | Away | San Jose State | San Jose, Calif. | W 56-10 | |
| Sep 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | San Diego State | Camp Randall Stadium | W 36-10 | |
| Sep 27 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Indiana | Camp Randall Stadium | W 27-26 | |
| Oct 3 (Fri) | TBA | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 26-25 | |
| Oct 11 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Illinois | Camp Randall Stadium | W 31-7 | |
| Oct 18 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 20-45 | |
| Oct 25 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 22-21 | |
| Nov 8 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #12 Iowa | Camp Randall Stadium | W 13-10 | |
| Nov 15 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #1 Michigan | Camp Randall Stadium | L 16-26 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #6 Penn State | State College, Penn. | L 10-35 | |
| Jan 1 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | #11 Georgia | Tampa, Fla. | Outback Bowl | L 6-33 |