1997 BYU Cougars football team

Conference

1997 record

6–5 (4–4 WAC)

Head coach

Home stadium

Seasons

1998 »


1997 WAC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain
New Mexico ^x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Rice	5	–	3	7	–	4
SMU	5	–	3	6	–	5
Utah	5	–	3	6	–	5
BYU	4	–	4	6	–	5
UTEP	3	–	5	4	–	7
Tulsa	2	–	6	2	–	9
TCU	1	–	7	1	–	10
Pacific
#17 Colorado State ^x†	7	–	1	11	–	2
Air Force	6	–	2	10	–	3
Fresno State	5	–	3	6	–	6
Wyoming	4	–	4	7	–	6
San Diego State	4	–	4	5	–	7
San Jose State	4	–	4	4	–	7
UNLV	2	–	6	3	–	8
Hawaii	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 6	Washington*	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	L 42–20
September 20	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 13–10
September 27	at SMU	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 19–16 ^OT
October 3	Utah State*	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 42–35
October 11	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 27–14
October 18	Hawaii	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 17–3
October 25	TCU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 31–10
November 1	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	L 14–3
November 8	Tulsa	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 49–39
November 15	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	L 38–28
November 22	Utah	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)	L 20–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.