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1997 Miami

5–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Big East), coached by Butch Davis.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1997, game by game: won at Baylor 45–14; lost vs. No. 24 Arizona State 12–23; lost at Pittsburgh 17–21; lost vs. West Virginia 17–28; lost at No. 4 Florida State 0–47; won at Boston College 45–44; won vs. Temple 47–15; won vs. Arkansas State 42–10; lost at No. 20 Virginia Tech 25–27; won vs. Rutgers 51–23; lost vs. No. 16 Syracuse 13–33+32−47Won 45–14 at Baylor+31BaylorLost 12–23 vs. No. 24 Arizona State-11No. 24 Arizona StateLost 17–21 at Pittsburgh-4PittsburghLost 17–28 vs. West Virginia-11West VirginiaLost 0–47 at No. 4 Florida State-47No. 4 Florida StateWon 45–44 at Boston College+1Boston CollegeWon 47–15 vs. Temple+32TempleWon 42–10 vs. Arkansas State+32Arkansas StateLost 25–27 at No. 20 Virginia Tech-2No. 20 Virginia TechWon 51–23 vs. Rutgers+28RutgersLost 13–33 vs. No. 16 Syracuse-20No. 16 Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBaylorW 45–⁠1465%
Sep 13vs24Arizona StateL 12–⁠2354%
Sep 18atPittsburghL 17–⁠2161%
Sep 27vsWest VirginiaL 17–⁠2863%
Oct 4at4Florida StateL 0–⁠4720%
Oct 18atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠4461%
Oct 25vsTempleW 47–⁠1581%
Nov 1vsArkansas StateW 42–⁠1088%
Nov 8at20Virginia TechL 25–⁠2730%
Nov 15vsRutgersW 51–⁠2390%
Nov 29vs16SyracuseL 13–⁠3339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 33–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big East.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 22

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
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
314–⁠285
Coach
Butch Davis
Elo
1541 −70 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 66 of 112; offense No. 51, defense No. 75
SRS
−0.7 No. 60 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Bill Miller
Most valuable player
Edgerrin James
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 1Duane Starks DBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Jammi German WRAtlanta Falcons

All-Big East

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Reggie WayneWRCoaches-2
  • Daniel FranksTECoaches-2
  • Kerlin BlaiseOLCoaches-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 East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse6–⁠19–⁠421
Virginia Tech5–⁠27–⁠5
West Virginia4–⁠37–⁠5
Pittsburgh4–⁠36–⁠6
Miami3–⁠45–⁠6
Boston College3–⁠44–⁠7
Temple3–⁠43–⁠8
Rutgers0–⁠70–⁠11

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