1997 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1997 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1997 record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Hollis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Creehan (1st season)
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
(Capacity: 30,964)
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 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 30at GeorgiaL 7–38
September 13Central ArkansasW 36–35
September 20Southern Utah
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 24–34
September 27at No. 14 Virginia TechL 0–50
October 4Southwestern Louisiana
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 38–41
October 11at MemphisL 9–38
October 18at Louisiana TechL 14–42[1]
October 25at New Mexico StateL 20–34
November 1at Miami (FL)L 10–42
November 11Southwest Missouri State
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 35–27
November 18UAB
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 7–13
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Potent offense leads LaTech to win". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1997 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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