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American college football season
The 1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Gary Barnett.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 23 | 11:00 am | vs. Oklahoma* | | | ABC | W 24–0 | 36,804 | |
September 6 | 2:30 pm | at Wake Forest* | No. 21 | | ABC | L 20–27 | 24,320 | [2] |
September 13 | 1:00 pm | Duke* | | | | W 24–20 | 36,225 | [3] |
September 20 | 11:30 am | Rice* | | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, Illinois
| SCC | L 34–40 | 32,762 | |
September 27 | 11:30 am | at Purdue | | | ESPN | L 9–21 | 42,112 | |
October 4 | 6:00 pm | Wisconsin | | | ESPN | L 25–26 | 47,129 | |
October 11 | 11:30 am | at No. 6 Michigan | | | ESPN | L 6–23 | 106,048 | |
October 18 | 2:30 pm | No. 11 Michigan State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | ABC | W 19–17 | 47,129 | |
October 25 | 2:30 pm | at No. 9 Ohio State | | | ABC | L 6–49 | 92,445 | |
November 1 | 11:30 am | No. 2 Penn State | | | ESPN | L 27–30 | 47,129 | |
November 8 | 11:00 am | at Illinois | | | ESPN Plus | W 34–21 | 41,195 | |
November 15 | 11:30 am | No. 22 Iowa | | | ESPN2 | W 15–14 | 40,838 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | 24 | 21т | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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