1997 Football Schedule
Overall0-110.000
Conference0-00.000
StreakL11
Home0-6
Away0-5
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Southern Miss | Champaign, Ill. | L 7-24 | |
| Sep 13 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | L 13-26 | |
| Sep 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #19 Washington State | Champaign, Ill. | L 22-35 | |
| Sep 27 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #11 Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | L 10-38 | |
| Oct 4 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #2 Penn State | Champaign, Ill. | L 6-41 | |
| Oct 11 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wisc. | L 7-31 | |
| Oct 25 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #22 Purdue | Champaign, Ill. | L 3-48 | |
| Nov 1 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 6-23 | |
| Nov 8 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Northwestern | Champaign, Ill. | L 21-34 | |
| Nov 15 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #4 Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | L 15-41 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Michigan State | Champaign, Ill. | L 17-27 |