Penn State Nittany Lions Football Under Joe Paterno (in The Big Ten) - 1997 Season

1997 Season

1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Florida Citrus Bowl, lost to Florida
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #16
1997 record 9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
Seasons
« 1996 1998 »
1997 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L W L
#1/2 Michigan 8 0 12 0
#12/12 Ohio State 6 2 10 3
#16/17 Penn State 6 2 9 3
#15/15 Purdue 6 2 9 3
Wisconsin 5 3 8 5
Iowa 4 4 7 5
Michigan State 4 4 7 5
Northwestern 3 5 5 7
Minnesota 1 7 3 9
Indiana 1 7 2 9
Illinois 0 8 0 11
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll


Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6, 1997 Pittsburgh* #1 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 34–17 97,115
September 13, 1997 Temple* #1 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 52–10 96,735
September 20, 1997 at Louisville* #1 Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY CBS W 57–21 39,826
October 4, 1997 at Illinois #2 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN2 W 41–6 51,523
October 12, 1997 #7 Ohio State #2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 31–27 97,282
October 18, 1997 Minnesota #1 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 16–15 96,953
November 1, 1997 at Northwestern #2 Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN W 30–27 47,129
November 8, 1997 #4 Michigan #2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 8–34 97,498
November 15, 1997 at #19 Purdue #6 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN W 42–17 52,156
November 22, 1997 #24 Wisconsin #6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 35–10 96,934
November 29, 1997 at Michigan State #4 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC L 14–49 73,623
January 1, 1998 vs. #6 Florida #11 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 6–21 72,940

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