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1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

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1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDrew Fabianich (2nd season)
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
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 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 226 points while the defense allowed 319 points.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmNo. 23 (FCS) Nicholls StateW 28–014,215[2]
September 66:00 pmat ArkansasL 16–2845,832[3]
September 136:00 pmat Louisiana TechL 16–1728,714[4]
September 2012:00 pmat No. 25 GeorgiaL 3–4274,113[5]
September 276:00 pmat Oklahoma StateL 7–3835,200[6]
October 47:00 pmNo. 21 (FCS) Northwestern State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 17–715,834[7]
October 111:30 pmat Mississippi StateL 10–2430,857[8]
October 186:00 pmat KentuckyL 14–4957,500[9]
October 254:00 pmat Southwestern LouisianaW 28–21 OT14,124[10]
November 17:00 pmUCF
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 45–4115,936[11]
November 151:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 19–326,415[12]
November 2211:00 pmat HawaiiW 23–20 OT20,801[13]

References

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  1. ^ "1997 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Northeast rolls in opener". The Shreveport Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hogs topple NLU, 28–16". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech edges Northeast". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs take care of business, rout Indians". Ledger-Enquirer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cowboys boost record to 4–0". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Northeast Louisiana beats Northwestern State, 17–7". Beauregard Daily News. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs rally past Northeast". Hattiesburg American. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky QB breaks record". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Indians edge Cajuns". Daily World. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UCF sees another game slip away". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Neal Broncos' real deal in win". The Herald-Palladium. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "'Bows fall to Indians in overtime, 23–20". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.