University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
1997 Football Schedule
Overall9-30.750
Conference6-01.000
StreakW3
Home4-0
Away4-2
Neutral1-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | L 6-21 | |
| Sep 6 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | W 24-7 | |
| Sep 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Nevada | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 35-19 | |
| Sep 27 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. | L 13-27 | |
| Oct 4 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Louisville | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 42-14 | |
| Oct 11 (Sat) | TBA | Away | East Carolina | Greenville, N.C. | W 23-13 | |
| Oct 25 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Tulane | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 34-13 | |
| Nov 1 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Cincinnati | Cinncinnati, Ohio | W 24-17 | |
| Nov 8 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 20-44 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Houston | Hattiesburg, Miss. | W 33-0 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | W 42-18 | |
| Dec 31 (Wed) | TBA | Neutral | Pittsburgh | Memphis, Tenn. | W 41-7 |