W

09-06-1997

17

Georgia Tech

13

South Bend, IN

L

09-13-1997

17

Purdue (IN)

28

West Lafayette, IN

L

09-20-1997

7

Michigan St.

23

South Bend, IN

L

09-27-1997

14

Michigan

21

Ann Arbor, MI

L

10-04-1997

15

Stanford (CA)

33

Stanford, CA

W

10-11-1997

45

Pittsburgh (PA)

21

Pittsburgh, PA

L

10-18-1997

17

Southern California

20

South Bend, IN

W

10-25-1997

52

Boston College (MA)

20

South Bend, IN

W

11-01-1997

21

Navy (MD)

17

South Bend, IN

W

11-15-1997

24

Louisiana St.

6

Baton Rouge, LA

W

11-22-1997

21

West Virginia

14

South Bend, IN

W

11-29-1997

23

Hawaii

22

Honolulu, HI

L

12-28-1997

9

Louisiana St.

27

Shreveport, LA

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