Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Under Bob Davie - 1997 Season

1997 Season

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1997 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Independence Bowl, L, 27–9 LSU
Conference NCAA Division I-FBS independent schools
1997 record 7–6 ( Independent)
Head coach Bob Davie
Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto
Offensive scheme Option
Defensive coordinator Greg Mattison
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Notre Dame Stadium (c. 80,225, grass)
Seasons
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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 2:30 pm Georgia Tech #11 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC W 17–13 80,225
September 13 3:30 pm at Purdue #12 Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC L 17–28 68,789
September 20 2:30 pm #17 Michigan State Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC L 7–23 80,225
September 27 3:30 pm at #6 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 14–21 106,508
October 4 3:30 pm at #19 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ABC L 15–33 75,651
October 11 3:30 pm at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA CBS W 21–45 47,306
October 18 2:30 pm USC Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC L 17–20 80,225
October 25 2:30 pm Boston College Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC W 52–20 80,225
November 1 1:30 pm Navy Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC W 21–17 80,225
November 15 3:30 pm at #11 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS W 24–6 80,556
November 22 1:30 pm #22 West Virginia Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC W 21–14 80,225
November 29 7:30 pm at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN W 23–22 41,509
December 28 8:00 pm vs. #15 LSU Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) ESPN L 9–27 50,459

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