Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Under Bob Davie

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

“Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime,
Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Under Bob Davie - 1997 Season