1997 Tulane
7–4 (5–1 Conference USA), coached by Tommy Bowden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana 56–0Nov 1
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Cincinnati | W 31–17 | 38% |
| Sep 13 | vs Rice | L 24–30 | 46% |
| Sep 20 | at Syracuse | L 19–30 | 18% |
| Oct 4 | vs Army | W 41–0 | 46% |
| Oct 11 | at Louisville | W 64–33 | 46% |
| Oct 18 | vs East Carolina | W 33–16 | 56% |
| Oct 25 | at Southern Miss | L 13–34 | 26% |
| Nov 1 | at Louisiana | W 56–0 | 70% |
| Nov 8 | vs Memphis | W 26–14 | 68% |
| Nov 15 | vs Ole Miss | L 24–41 | 57% |
| Nov 22 | at Houston | W 44–10 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Houston 44–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 375–225
- Coach
- Tommy Bowden
- Elo
- 1516 +135 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.6 No. 46 of 112; offense No. 33, defense No. 61
- SRS
- 5.0 No. 43 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Rich Rodriguez
- Defensive coordinator
- Rick Smith
- Offense
- Spread option
- Defense
- 4–3
1997 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss | 6–0 | 9–3 | 19 |
 Tulane | 5–1 | 7–4 | |
| East Carolina | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 8–4 | |
| Memphis | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Houston | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Louisville | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.