Record: 7-5, .583 W-L% (39th of 112)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Hayden Fry (7-5)
PS/G: 34.2 (12th of 112) ▪ PA/G: 13.2 (4th of 112)
SRS: 8.77 (23rd of 112) ▪ SOS: -0.81 (61st of 112)
Bowl Game: Lost Sun Bowl 17-7 versus Arizona State
| Pre | 8/25 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
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| 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 22 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6, 1997 | Sat | (20) Iowa | Northern Iowa | Non-Major | W | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 13, 1997 | Sat | (18) Iowa | Tulsa | WAC | W | 54 | 16 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 20, 1997 | Sat | (13) Iowa | @ | Iowa State | Big 12 | W | 63 | 20 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sep 27, 1997 | Sat | (11) Iowa | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 4, 1997 | Sat | (11) Iowa | @ | (7) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 7 | 23 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 18, 1997 | Sat | (15) Iowa | @ | (5) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 24 | 28 | 4 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 7 | Oct 25, 1997 | Sat | (18) Iowa | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 62 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 1, 1997 | Sat | (15) Iowa | (18) Purdue | Big Ten | W | 35 | 17 | 6 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 8, 1997 | Sat | (12) Iowa | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Nov 15, 1997 | Sat | (22) Iowa | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Nov 22, 1997 | Sat | Iowa | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 31 | 0 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 31, 1997 | Wed | Iowa | N | (16) Arizona State | Pac-10 | L | 7 | 17 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |