1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDrew Fabianich (2nd season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 226 points while the defense allowed 319 points.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmNicholls StateW 28–014,215
September 66:00 pmat ArkansasL 16–2845,832
September 136:00 pmat Louisiana TechL 16–1728,714[2]
September 2012:00 pmat GeorgiaL 3–4274,113
September 276:00 pmat Oklahoma StateL 7–3835,200
October 47:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 17–715,834
October 111:30 pmat Mississippi StateL 10–2430,857
October 186:00 pmat KentuckyL 14–4957,500
October 254:00 pmat Southwestern LouisianaW 28–21 OT14,124
November 17:00 pmUCF
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 45–4115,936
November 151:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 19–326,415
November 2211:00 pmat HawaiiW 23–20 OT20,801

References

  1. ^ "1997 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech edges Northeast". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.