1997 Miami Hurricanes football team

The 1997 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Butch Davis, the Hurricanes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing a in three-way tie for fifth in the Big East. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	3:30 pm	at Baylor*	No. 14	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	ABC	W 45–14	36,750
September 13	3:30 pm	No. 24 Arizona State*	No. 13	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 12–23	42,219
September 18	8:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 22	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 17–21	40,194
September 27	3:30 pm	West Virginia		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 17–28	39,270
October 4	3:30 pm	at No. 4 Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–47	80,165	^[1]
October 18	12:00 pm	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	CBS	W 45–44 ^2OT	40,006
October 25	12:00 pm	Temple		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN Plus	W 47–15	26,351
November 1	4:00 pm	Arkansas State*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 42–10	20,559
November 8	6:00 pm	at No. 20 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 25–27	53,177	^[2]
November 15	12:00 pm	Rutgers		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN Plus	W 51–23	19,949
November 29	3:30 pm	No. 16 Syracuse		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	CBS	L 13–33	25,147
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

1997 Big East Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Syracuse $	6	–	1	9	–	4
Virginia Tech	5	–	2	7	–	5
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	6	–	6
West Virginia	4	–	3	7	–	5
Miami (FL)	3	–	4	5	–	6
Temple	3	–	4	3	–	8
Boston College	3	–	4	4	–	7
Rutgers	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll