1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ed Zaunbrecher, the Indians compiled an overall record of 5–7, and the offense scored 226 points while the defense allowed 319 points. The team played home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–7
Head coach	Ed Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Drew Fabianich (2nd season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech			–						9	–	2
Navy			–						7	–	4
Notre Dame			–						7	–	6
UAB			–						5	–	6
UCF			–						5	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	7
Army			–						4	–	7
Arkansas State			–						2	–	9
Southwestern Louisiana			–						1	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:00 pm	No. 23 (I-AA) Nicholls State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 28–0	14,215	[1]
September 6	6:00 pm	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 16–28	45,832	[2]
September 13	6:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 16–17	28,714	[3]
September 20	12:00 pm	at No. 25 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 3–42	74,113	[4]
September 27	6:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–38	35,200	[5]
October 4	7:00 pm	No. 21 (FCS) Northwestern State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 17–7	15,834	[6]
October 11	1:30 pm	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 10–24	30,857	[7]
October 18	6:00 pm	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–49	57,500	[8]
October 25	4:00 pm	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	W 28–21 OT	14,124	[9]
November 1	7:00 pm	UCF	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 45–41	15,936	[10]
November 15	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 19–32	6,415	[11]
November 22	11:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 23–20 OT	20,801	[12]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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