1997 college football season

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1997 college football season
Regular Season August 23-December 6, 1997
Postseason December 20, 1997-January 2, 1998
1996 • College football seasons • 1998

Rankings and Champions

Poll Rankings

Division I FBS
Award Team
Preseason AP #1 Penn State Nittany Lions
Preseason Coaches #1 Florida Gators
Final AP #1 Michigan Wolverines
Coaches #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers

Champions

Division I FBS
Conference Team(s)
Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State Seminoles
Big Ten Conference Michigan Wolverines
Big 12 Conference Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big East Conference Syracuse Orangemen
Big West Conference Utah State Aggies, Nevada Wolf Pack
Conference USA Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Mid-American Conference Marshall Thundering Herd
Pacific-10 Conference Washington State Cougars, UCLA Bruins
Southeastern Conference Tennessee Volunteers
Western Athletic Conference Colorado State Rams
National Champions Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers

Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Week 2 November 22, 1997 Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers Commonwealth Stadium
Postseason December 30, 1997 Alamo Bowl (Purdue Boilermakers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys) Alamodome
December 31, 1997 Fiesta Bowl (Kansas State Wildcats vs. Syracuse Orangemen) Sun Devil Stadium
Media Guides Oklahoma Sooners

Publications by Conference

Big 12 Conference

1997 Big 12 Conference publications by team
Northern Division Colorado Buffaloes • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Missouri Tigers • Nebraska Cornhuskers
Southern Division Baylor Bears • Oklahoma Sooners • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Longhorns • Texas Tech Red Raiders


Big Ten Conference

1997 Big Ten Conference football publications by team
Illinois Fighting Illini • Indiana Hoosiers • Iowa Hawkeyes • Michigan State Spartans • Michigan Wolverines • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Northwestern Wildcats • Ohio State Buckeyes • Penn State Nittany Lions • Purdue Boilermakers • Wisconsin Badgers


Bowl Game Publications

1997-98 NCAA college football bowl games
Division I-A Las Vegas (Dec. 20) • Aloha (Dec. 25) • Motor City (Dec. 26) • Insight.com (Dec. 27) • Independence (Dec. 28) • Carquest (Dec. 29) • Holiday (Dec. 29) • Humanitarian (Dec. 29) • Alamo (Dec. 30) • Liberty (Dec. 31) • Sun (Dec. 31) • Outback (Jan. 1) • Gator (Jan. 1) • Citrus (Jan. 1) • Cotton (Jan. 1) • Rose (Jan. 1) • Peach (Jan. 2)
Bowl Alliance Fiesta (Dec. 31) • Sugar (Jan. 1) • Orange (Jan. 2)