1997 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1997 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	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

The 1997 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as independents. Under first-year head coach Joe Hollis, the team compiled a record of 2–9.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7-38
September 13	Central Arkansas	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 36-35
September 20	Southern Utah	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 24-34
September 27	at No. 14 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0-50
October 4	Southwestern Louisiana	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 38-41
October 11	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	L 9-38
October 18	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 14-42
October 25	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 20-34
November 1	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 10-42
November 11	Southwest Missouri State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 35-27
November 18	UAB	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7-13
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game