1997: Week 7

55 games. Six ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Oct 4, 1997	7Ohio State 23, 11Iowa 7	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	3Nebraska 56, 17Kansas State 26	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	10Washington 26, 25Arizona State 14	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	21Texas A&M 16, 16Colorado 10upset	Box score

Upsets

Oct 4, 1997	Miami (OH) 24, 14Virginia Tech 17upset	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	21Texas A&M 16, 16Colorado 10upset	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Kentucky 40, 20Alabama 34upset	Box score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Oct 2, 1997	Fresno State 27, Utah 13	Box score
Oct 3, 1997	24BYU 42, Utah State 35	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Akron 53, Central Michigan 14	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Arizona 31, San Diego State 28	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	8Auburn 23, South Carolina 6	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Bowling Green 35, Northern Illinois 10	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	UCF 59, Kent State 43	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Cincinnati 20, Memphis 17	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Clemson 39, UTEP 7	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Colorado State 63, Hawai’i 0	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	1Florida 56, Arkansas 7	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	4Florida State 47, Miami 0	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	18Georgia 47, Mississippi State 0	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Georgia Tech 42, Boston College 14	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Idaho 30, North Texas 17	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Kansas 20, Oklahoma 17	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Kentucky 40, 20Alabama 34upset	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Louisiana 41, Arkansas State 38	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	13LSU 7, Vanderbilt 6	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Louisiana Tech 41, California 34	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Maryland 16, Duke 10	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Miami (OH) 24, 14Virginia Tech 17upset	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	6Michigan 37, Indiana 0	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	12Michigan State 31, Minnesota 10	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Missouri 45, Iowa State 21	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	3Nebraska 56, 17Kansas State 26	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	New Mexico 22, SMU 15	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	5North Carolina 31, TCU 10	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Ohio 47, Eastern Michigan 7	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	7Ohio State 23, 11Iowa 7	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Oklahoma State 42, Texas 16	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Oregon State 26, San José State 12	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	2Penn State 41, Illinois 6	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Rice 42, Tulsa 24	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	USC 35, UNLV 21	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Southern Miss 42, Louisville 24	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	19Stanford 33, Notre Dame 15	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Syracuse 56, East Carolina 0	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Temple 17, Pittsburgh 13	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	9Tennessee 31, Ole Miss 17	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	21Texas A&M 16, 16Colorado 10upset	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Texas Tech 35, Baylor 14	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Tulane 41, Army 0	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	22UCLA 66, Houston 10	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Virginia 21, Wake Forest 13	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	10Washington 26, 25Arizona State 14	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	15Washington State 24, Oregon 13	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	West Virginia 48, Rutgers 0	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Western Michigan 21, Ball State 13	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Wisconsin 26, Northwestern 25	Box score

Everyone else

Oct 4, 1997	23Air Force 17, The Citadel 3	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	UAB 20, Western Kentucky 16	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Cal Poly 38, New Mexico State 35upset	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	UL Monroe 17, Northwestern State 7	Box score
Oct 4, 1997	Wyoming 28, Montana 13	Box score