The 1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Gary Barnett.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 23 | 11:00 AM | Oklahoma* | | | ABC | W 24–0 | 36,804 |
September 6 | 2:30 PM | at Wake Forest* | No. 24 | | ABC | L 20–27 | 24,320 |
September 13 | 1:00 PM | Duke* | | | | W 24–20 | 36,225 |
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 | | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, Illinois
| 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 | | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, Illinois
| 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 | | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, Illinois
| ESPN | L 27–3 | 47,129 |
November 8 | 11:00 AM | at Illinois | | | ESPN+ | W 34–21 | 41,195 |
November 15 | 11:30 AM | No. 22 Iowa | | - Ryan Field
- Evanston, Illinois
| 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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