Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Southern Mississippi | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 28.1 | 17.5 | 8.62 | -0.38 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Tulane | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 34.1 | 20.5 | 3.70 | -3.85 | ||||
| East Carolina | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 19.5 | 27.1 | -3.07 | 0.39 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 26.8 | 21.0 | 1.41 | -4.68 | ||||
| Memphis | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 19.8 | 22.1 | -6.12 | -3.39 | ||||
| Houston | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 19.6 | 37.3 | -11.52 | 0.39 | ||||
| Louisville | 1 | 10 | .091 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 22.3 | 37.0 | -14.89 | -1.25 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-31 | Liberty Bowl | Southern Mississippi (22) | 41 | Pittsburgh | 7 | Memphis, TN |
| 1997-12-29 | Humanitarian Bowl | Cincinnati | 35 | Utah State | 19 | Boise, ID |
1997 Conference Leaders