Bowls and playoffs
The 1997 football postseason, including games played in 1998.
National championship games
Playoffs
Division I-AA playoffs
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: Youngstown St. 10 · McNeese 9
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 20, 1997
Final site: Chattanooga, TN
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Northern Colo. 51 · New Haven 0
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Florence, Alabama
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mount Union 61 · Lycoming 12
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
Aloha Classic
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Washington 51 · Michigan St. 23
December 25, 1997
Honolulu
AXA Liberty Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Southern Miss. 41 · Pittsburgh 7
December 31, 1997
Location not documented
Builders Square Alamo Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Purdue 33 · Oklahoma St. 20
December 30, 1997
Location not documented
Carquest Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 35 · West Virginia 30
December 29, 1997
Location not documented
Chick-fil-APeach Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Auburn 21 · Clemson 17
January 2, 1998
Location not documented
CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Florida 21 · Penn St. 6
January 1, 1998
Location not documented
Federal Express Orange Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Nebraska 42 · Tennessee 17
January 2, 1998
Location not documented
Insight.com Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Arizona 20 · New Mexico 14
December 27, 1997
Location not documented
Las Vegas Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Oregon 41 · Air Force 13
December 20, 1997
Location not documented
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Ole Miss 34 · Marshall 31
December 26, 1997
Detroit
Nokia Sugar Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 31 · Ohio St. 14
January 1, 1998
Location not documented
Norwest Sun Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Arizona St. 17 · Iowa 7
December 31, 1997
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Georgia 33 · Wisconsin 6
January 1, 1998
Location not documented
Plymouth Holiday Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Colorado St. 35 · Missouri 24
December 29, 1997
Location not documented
Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
LSU 27 · Notre Dame 9
December 28, 1997
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Michigan 21 · Washington St. 16
January 1, 1998
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
UCLA 29 · Texas A&M 23
January 1, 1998
Location not documented
Sports Humanitarian Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Cincinnati 35 · Utah St. 19
December 29, 1997
Location not documented
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
Kansas St. 35 · Syracuse 18
December 31, 1997
Location not documented
Toyota Gator Bowl
Division I-A · Postseason bowl
North Carolina 42 · Virginia Tech 3
January 1, 1998
Location not documented
Heritage Bowl
Division I-AA · Postseason bowl
Southern U. 34 · South Carolina St. 28
December 27, 1997
Location not documented
Aztec Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Division III All-Stars 42 · Mexico Collegians 41
Date not documented
Mexico
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Gray 31 · Blue 24
December 25, 1997
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
West 24 · East 7
January 10, 1998
Location not documented
Hula Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 20 · North 19
January 18, 1998
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 31 · North 8
January 17, 1998
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.