1997 Football Schedule
Overall9-30.750
Conference7-10.875
StreakL2
Home6-0
Away3-3
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Purdue | Glass Bowl | W 36-22 | |
| Sep 13 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Eastern Michigan | Glass Bowl | W 38-35 | |
| Sep 20 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | W 23-13 | |
| Sep 27 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Nevada | Glass Bowl | W 31-13 | |
| Oct 11 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant, MI | W 41-10 | |
| Oct 18 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northern Illinois | Glass Bowl | W 41-14 | |
| Oct 25 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | W 35-20 | |
| Nov 1 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Miami | Glass Bowl | W 35-28 | |
| Nov 8 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Ball State | Muncie, IN | L 3-35 | |
| Nov 15 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Akron | Glass Bowl | W 42-10 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Central Florida | Orlando, FL | L 17-34 | |
| Dec 5 (Fri) | TBA | Away | Marshall | Huntington, WV | Mid-American Conference Championship Game | L 14-34 |