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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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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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 |
September 13 | 1:00 pm |
Duke* | | | | W 24–20 | 36,225 |
September 20 | 11:30 am |
Rice* | | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, Illinois
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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](https://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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Rankings
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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Roster
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
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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