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1997 Boise State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠2 Big West), coached by Houston Nutt. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠6, over the same number of games, so a result differs.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 1997, game by game: lost vs. Cal State Northridge 23–63; lost at Wisconsin 24–28; lost at Central Michigan 26–44; won vs. Weber State 24–7; lost at No. 15 Washington State 0–58; won vs. New Mexico State 52–10; won at North Texas 17–14; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 27–31; lost at Utah State 20–24; lost vs. Nevada 42–56; won at Idaho 30–23+42−58Lost 23–63 vs. Cal State Northridge-40Cal State North…Lost 24–28 at Wisconsin-4WisconsinLost 26–44 at Central Michigan-18Central MichiganWon 24–7 vs. Weber State+17Weber StateLost 0–58 at No. 15 Washington State-58No. 15 Washington StateWon 52–10 vs. New Mexico State+42New Mexico StateWon 17–14 at North Texas+3North TexasLost 27–31 vs. Louisiana Tech-4Louisiana TechLost 20–24 at Utah State-4Utah StateLost 42–56 vs. Nevada-14NevadaWon 30–23 at Idaho+7Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsCal State NorthridgeL 23–⁠6366%
Sep 6atWisconsinL 24–⁠2812%
Sep 13atCentral MichiganL 26–⁠4417%
Sep 20vsWeber StateW 24–⁠750%
Sep 27at15Washington StateL 0–⁠5813%
Oct 11vsNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠1054%
Oct 18atNorth TexasW 17–⁠1434%
Oct 25vsLouisiana TechL 27–⁠3131%
Nov 1atUtah StateL 20–⁠2420%
Nov 8vsNevadaL 42–⁠5626%
Nov 22atIdahoW 30–⁠2328%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 30–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big West.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠358
Coach
Houston Nutt
Elo
1311 +14 this season
SP+ rating
-13.3 No. 91 of 112; offense No. 63, defense No. 99
SRS
−10.8 No. 87 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Markuson
Defensive coordinator
Bobby Allen

1997 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠16–⁠6
Nevada4–⁠15–⁠6
Boise State3–⁠24–⁠7
Idaho2–⁠35–⁠6
North Texas2–⁠34–⁠7
New Mexico State0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.