1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mountain Division
New Mexico x
6
–
2
9
–
4
Rice
5
–
3
7
–
4
SMU
5
–
3
6
–
5
Utah
5
–
3
6
–
5
BYU
4
–
4
6
–
5
UTEP
3
–
5
4
–
7
Tulsa
2
–
6
2
–
9
TCU
1
–
7
1
–
10
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$
7
–
1
11
–
2
Air Force
6
–
2
10
–
3
Fresno State
5
–
3
6
–
6
Wyoming
4
–
4
7
–
6
San Diego State
4
–
4
5
–
7
San Jose State
4
–
4
4
–
7
UNLV
2
–
6
3
–
8
Hawaii
1
–
7
3
–
9
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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^"1997 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^"2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 137. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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