1997 Indiana
2–9 (1–7 Big Ten), coached by Cam Cameron. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ball State 33–6Sep 13
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at 7North Carolina | L 6–23 | 21% |
| Sep 13 | vs Ball State | W 33–6 | 45% |
| Sep 20 | vs Kentucky | L 7–49 | 61% |
| Sep 27 | at Wisconsin | L 26–27 | 22% |
| Oct 4 | vs 6Michigan | L 0–37 | 25% |
| Oct 11 | vs 11Michigan State | L 6–38 | 30% |
| Oct 18 | at 11Ohio State | L 0–31 | 9% |
| Oct 25 | at 18Iowa | L 0–62 | 16% |
| Nov 1 | vs Illinois | W 23–6 | 65% |
| Nov 15 | at Minnesota | L 12–24 | 46% |
| Nov 22 | vs 23Purdue | L 7–56 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Purdue 56–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 120–359
- Coach
- Cam Cameron
- Elo
- 1348 −106 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.6 No. 85 of 112; offense No. 99, defense No. 63
- SRS
- −10.4 No. 85 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Pete Schmidt
- Defensive coordinator
- Jon Heacock
- Captains
- Chris Gall, Benyard Jones, Chris Liwienski, Jabar Robinson and Kywin Supernaw
- Most valuable player
- Chris Gall and Kywin Supernaw
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 46 flex
Drafted in 1998
The 1998 draft| Rd 7 | Victor Allotey OG | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 7 | Chris Liwienski OT | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Adewale OgunleyeDLCoaches-1; Media-2
From Wikipedia’s 1997 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1997 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8–0 | 12–0 | 1 |
| Ohio State | 6–2 | 10–3 | 12 |
 Penn State | 6–2 | 9–3 | 16 |
| Purdue | 6–2 | 9–3 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| Michigan State | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Iowa | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
 Northwestern | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Minnesota | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Indiana | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Illinois | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.