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1997 Arkansas State

2–⁠9, coached by Joe Hollis.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 1997, game by game: lost at Georgia 7–38; won vs. Central Arkansas 36–35; lost vs. Southern Utah 24–34; lost at No. 14 Virginia Tech 0–50; lost vs. Louisiana 38–41; lost at Memphis 9–38; lost at Louisiana Tech 14–42; lost at New Mexico State 20–34; lost at Miami 10–42; won vs. Missouri State 35–27; lost vs. UAB 7–13+8−50Lost 7–38 at Georgia-31GeorgiaWon 36–35 vs. Central Arkansas+1Central ArkansasLost 24–34 vs. Southern Utah-10Southern UtahLost 0–50 at No. 14 Virginia Tech-50No. 14 Virginia TechLost 38–41 vs. Louisiana-3LouisianaLost 9–38 at Memphis-29MemphisLost 14–42 at Louisiana Tech-28Louisiana TechLost 20–34 at New Mexico State-14New Mexico StateLost 10–42 at Miami-32MiamiWon 35–27 vs. Missouri State+8Missouri StateLost 7–13 vs. UAB-6UAB
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atGeorgiaL 7–⁠3829%
Sep 13vsCentral ArkansasW 36–⁠3581%
Sep 20vsSouthern UtahL 24–⁠3473%
Sep 27at14Virginia TechL 0–⁠509%
Oct 4vsLouisianaL 38–⁠4162%
Oct 11atMemphisL 9–⁠3833%
Oct 18atLouisiana TechL 14–⁠4220%
Oct 25atNew Mexico StateL 20–⁠3452%
Nov 1atMiamiL 10–⁠4212%
Nov 8vsMissouri StateW 35–⁠2756%
Nov 22vsUABL 7–⁠1342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UAB 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠394
Coach
Joe Hollis
Elo
1266 −145 this season
SP+ rating
— No. 1 of 112; offense No. 112, defense No. 107
SRS
−29.1 No. 111 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Hollis
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Creehan