Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Louisiana Tech | 9 | 2 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 25.5 | 0.59 | -6.96 | |||||
| Navy | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 19.0 | 2.27 | -9.64 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 6.62 | 5.31 | 11 | 11 | |||
| UAB | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 21.6 | -11.48 | -9.93 | |||||
| UCF | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 27.5 | 3.16 | 0.25 | |||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | 26.6 | -8.33 | -3.08 | |||||
| Army | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 28.3 | -12.52 | -6.16 | |||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 35.8 | -22.77 | -9.77 | |||||
| Louisiana | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 50.3 | -21.36 | -3.26 | |||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-28 | Independence Bowl | Louisiana State (15) | 27 | Notre Dame | 9 | Shreveport, LA |
1997 Conference Leaders