Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 23 | 11:00 am | vs. Oklahoma* | | | ABC | W 24–0 | 36,804 | |
September 6 | 2:30 pm | at Wake Forest* | No. 21 | | ABC | L 20–27 | 24,320 | [2] |
September 13 | 1:00 pm | Duke* | | | | W 24–20 | 36,225 | [3] |
September 20 | 11:30 am | Rice* | | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, Illinois
| SCC | L 34–40 | 32,762 | |
September 27 | 11:30 am | at Purdue | | | ESPN | L 9–21 | 42,112 | |
October 4 | 6:00 pm | Wisconsin | | | ESPN | L 25–26 | 47,129 | |
October 11 | 11:30 am | at No. 6 Michigan | | | ESPN | L 6–23 | 106,048 | |
October 18 | 2:30 pm | No. 11 Michigan State | | | ABC | W 19–17 | 47,129 | |
October 25 | 2:30 pm | at No. 9 Ohio State | | | ABC | L 6–49 | 92,445 | |
November 1 | 11:30 am | No. 2 Penn State | | | ESPN | L 27–30 | 47,129 | |
November 8 | 11:00 am | at Illinois | | | ESPN Plus | W 34–21 | 41,195 | |
November 15 | 11:30 am | No. 22 Iowa | | | ESPN2 | W 15–14 | 40,838 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | 24 | 21т | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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