Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Washington* | No. 19 | | ABC | L 20–42 | 65,978 |
September 20 | 8:15 pm | at No. 14 Arizona State* | | | FSN | W 13–10 | 62,376 |
September 27 | 1:00 pm | at SMU | No. 23 | | | W 19–16 OT | 23,701 |
October 3 | 7:00 pm | Utah State* | No. 24 | - Cougar Stadium
- Provo, Utah
| KSL | W 42–35 | 65,754 |
October 11 | 7:00 pm | at Rice | No. 21 | | ESPN2 | L 14–27 | 23,814 |
October 18 | 12:00 pm | Hawaii | | - Cougar Stadium
- Provo, Utah
| KSL | W 17–3 | 64,558 |
October 25 | 12:00 pm | TCU | | - Cougar Stadium
- Provo, Utah
| KSL | W 31–10 | 63,004 |
November 1 | 6:30 pm | at UTEP | | | KSL | L 3–14 | 18,630 |
November 8 | 12:00 pm | Tulsa | | - Cougar Stadium
- Provo, Utah
| KSL | W 49–39 | 64,200 |
November 15 | 3:00 pm | at New Mexico | | | ESPN2 | L 28–38 | 30,363 |
November 22 | 1:30 pm | Utah | | | ABC | L 14–20 | 65,868 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | 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 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 23 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 17 | | 16 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 21 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1997 BYU Cougars 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
Roster
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