1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1997 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1997 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

August 306:00 PMMemphis*

• Scott Field
• Starkville, Mississippi

FSNW 13–1033,310 September 611:30 AMKentucky

• Scott Field
• Starkville, Mississippi (Rivalry)

JPSW 35–2730,121 September 138:00 PMNo. 10 LSU

• Scott Field
• Starkville, Mississippi (Rivalry)

ESPNL 9–2440,030 September 2711:30 AMSouth Carolina

• Scott Field
• Starkville, Mississippi

JPSW 37–1730,120 October 412:00 PMat No. 18 Georgia

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, Georgia

L 0–4783,211 October 116:00 PMNE Louisiana*

• Scott Field
• Starkville, Mississippi

W 24–1030,857 October 251:30 PMUCF*

• Scott Field
• Starkville, Mississippi

W 35–2828,621 November 11:00 PMat No. 11 Auburn

• Jordan–Hare Stadium
• Auburn, Alabama

W 20–082,736 November 1511:30 AMat AlabamaNo. 17

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Rivalry)

JPSW 32–2070,123 November 221:00 PMat ArkansasNo. 15

• Razorback Stadium
• Fayetteville, Arkansas

L 7–1739,911 November 292:30 PMOle MissNo. 22

• Scott Field
• Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)

ESPNL 14–1541,200