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 |
| Utah State | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 32.4 | 24.7 | -2.37 | -6.46 | ||||
| Nevada | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 32.1 | 29.1 | -3.07 | -3.44 | ||||
| Boise State | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 25.9 | 32.5 | -12.80 | -8.62 | record adjusted to 5-6-0 by NCAA | |||
| Idaho | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 27.5 | 23.9 | -10.89 | -12.16 | ||||
| North Texas | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 21.1 | 30.1 | -13.68 | -7.23 | ||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 20.1 | 36.2 | -22.01 | -9.64 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-29 | Humanitarian Bowl | Cincinnati | 35 | Utah State | 19 | Boise, ID |
1997 Conference Leaders