1997 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1997 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University as a member of the North Division in the Big 12 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Dan McCarney, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Big 12's North Division. Iowa State played home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

1997 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	1–10 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Loney (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	John Skladany (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jack Trice Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 2 Nebraska † xy$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 8 Kansas State  %		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 23 Missouri		5	–	3					7	–	5
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5					5	–	6
Iowa State		1	–	7					1	–	10
South Division
No. 20 Texas A&M xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 24 Oklahoma State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
Texas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Oklahoma		2	–	6					4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † – Coaches Poll national champion $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 14–21	43,841
September 6	3:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 10–56	20,857
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	MSC	L 29–53	55,942
September 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 Iowa*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–63	50,066
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		L 21–45	44,386
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 17–56	58,159
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 24–17	34,404
November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 24–34	30,000
November 8	11:30 a.m.	Colorado	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 38–43	30,080
November 15	11:30 a.m.	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	FSN	L 14–77	75,613
November 22	11:30 a.m.	No. 9 Kansas State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	FSN	L 3–28	24,042
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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