1997 BYU Cougars football team

1997 BYU Cougars football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1997 record 6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach LaVell Edwards
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
Seasons
« 1996 1998 »
1997 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
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

The 1997 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 6 Washington* Cougar StadiumProvo, UT L 42–20  
September 20 at Arizona State* Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ W 13–10  
September 27 at SMU Cotton BowlDallas, TX W 19–16 OT 
October 3 Utah State* Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 42–35  
October 11 at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, 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 StadiumEl Paso, TX L 14–3  
November 8 Tulsa Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT W 49–39  
November 15 at New Mexico University StadiumAlbuquerque, 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.

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