1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
| 1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–7 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Drew Fabianich (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Malone Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | No. 23 (FCS) Nicholls State | W 28–0 | 14,215 | [2] | |
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 16–28 | 45,832 | [3] | |
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 16–17 | 28,714 | [4] | |
| September 20 | 12:00 pm | at No. 25 Georgia | L 3–42 | 74,113 | [5] | |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 7–38 | 35,200 | [6] | |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 (FCS) Northwestern State |
| W 17–7 | 15,834 | [7] |
| October 11 | 1:30 pm | at Mississippi State | L 10–24 | 30,857 | [8] | |
| October 18 | 6:00 pm | at Kentucky | L 14–49 | 57,500 | [9] | |
| October 25 | 4:00 pm | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 28–21 OT | 14,124 | [10] | |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | UCF |
| W 45–41 | 15,936 | [11] |
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | Western Michigan |
| L 19–32 | 6,415 | [12] |
| November 22 | 11:00 pm | at Hawaii | W 23–20 OT | 20,801 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1997 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Northeast rolls in opener". The Shreveport Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs topple NLU, 28–16". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech edges Northeast". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs take care of business, rout Indians". Ledger-Enquirer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys boost record to 4–0". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast Louisiana beats Northwestern State, 17–7". Beauregard Daily News. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs rally past Northeast". Hattiesburg American. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky QB breaks record". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians edge Cajuns". Daily World. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCF sees another game slip away". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Neal Broncos' real deal in win". The Herald-Palladium. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Bows fall to Indians in overtime, 23–20". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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