| | Date | Opponent | | Score | | Attend | | Site | Notes |
| |
8/28/1997 |
TEMPLE |
W |
34-14 |
|
- |
|
WMU |
|
| |
9/6/1997 |
at Michigan State |
L |
10-42 |
|
- |
|
Michigan State |
|
| * |
9/13/1997 |
at Northern Illinois |
W |
21-13 |
|
- |
|
Northern Illinois |
|
| * |
9/20/1997 |
TOLEDO |
L |
13-23 |
|
- |
|
WMU |
|
| * |
9/27/1997 |
at Ohio |
L |
7-31 |
|
- |
|
Ohio University |
|
| * |
10/4/1997 |
BALL STATE |
W |
21-13 |
|
- |
|
WMU |
|
| * |
10/11/1997 |
at Bowling Green |
W |
34-21 |
|
- |
|
Bowling Green |
|
| * |
10/18/1997 |
KENT ST. |
W |
50-27 |
|
- |
|
WMU |
|
| * |
11/1/1997 |
at Eastern Michigan |
W |
41-38 |
|
- |
|
EMU |
|
| * |
11/8/1997 |
CENTRAL MICHIGAN |
W |
38-24 |
|
- |
|
WMU |
|
| |
11/15/1997 |
at Louisianna Monroe |
W |
32-19 |
|
- |
|
Louisianna Monroe |
|
Overall: 8-3 Conference: 6-2 Home: 4-1 Away: 4-2 Neutral: 0-0
| Rushing | g | att | gain | loss | net | avg | td | long | avg/g |
| ALSTON,Corey |
11 |
3 |
37 |
11 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
19 |
2.4 |
| CAVANAUGH,Jason |
11 |
1 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| FIELDS,Darnell |
11 |
63 |
311 |
17 |
294 |
4.7 |
1 |
34 |
26.7 |
| HENAGAN,William |
11 |
10 |
49 |
0 |
49 |
4.9 |
0 |
10 |
4.5 |
| KEMP,Zak |
11 |
2 |
20 |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
18 |
1.6 |
| LESTER,Tim |
10 |
56 |
288 |
195 |
93 |
1.7 |
0 |
9 |
9.3 |
| SANFORD,Robert |
11 |
216 |
1121 |
44 |
1077 |
5.0 |
11 |
67 |
97.9 |
| SELZER,Scott |
11 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
2 |
0.2 |
| TURNER,Jesse |
10 |
65 |
301 |
11 |
290 |
4.5 |
1 |
25 |
29.0 |
| WELSH,Jeff |
5 |
21 |
92 |
57 |
35 |
1.7 |
0 |
12 |
7.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
438 |
1884 |
351 |
1533 |
3.5 |
13 |
67 |
139.4 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
459 |
2100 |
424 |
1676 |
3.7 |
20 |
80 |
152.4 |
| Passing | g | comp-att-int | pct | yds | td | long | avg/g | effic |
| ALSTON,Corey |
11 |
1-2-0 |
50.0 |
25 |
1 |
25 |
2.3 |
320.00 |
| LESTER,Tim |
10 |
154-268-11 |
57.5 |
2160 |
17 |
74 |
216.0 |
137.89 |
| MORELAND,Jake |
11 |
0-1-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
| TURNER,Jesse |
10 |
1-1-0 |
100.0 |
40 |
1 |
40 |
4.0 |
766.00 |
| WELSH,Jeff |
5 |
38-61-2 |
62.3 |
567 |
4 |
45 |
113.4 |
155.46 |
| Team totals |
11 |
194-333-13 |
58.3 |
2792 |
23 |
74 |
253.8 |
143.67 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
179-363-9 |
49.3 |
2219 |
10 |
57 |
201.7 |
104.79 |
| Receiving | g | no. | yds | avg | td | long | avg/g |
| ALSTON,Corey |
11 |
32 |
761 |
23.8 |
8 |
53 |
69.2 |
| BOSWORTH,Frank |
11 |
11 |
103 |
9.4 |
1 |
18 |
9.4 |
| DUDLEY,Kelcey |
9 |
4 |
92 |
23.0 |
1 |
46 |
10.2 |
| EGGLESFIELD,S. |
2 |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
12 |
6.0 |
| FIELDS,Darnell |
11 |
8 |
67 |
8.4 |
0 |
27 |
6.1 |
| GIANACAKOS,Phil |
8 |
3 |
36 |
12.0 |
0 |
20 |
4.5 |
| HENAGAN,William |
11 |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
10 |
0.9 |
| HUTCHINGS,Mike |
11 |
22 |
277 |
12.6 |
1 |
29 |
25.2 |
| JENNINGS,D. |
10 |
14 |
154 |
11.0 |
2 |
30 |
15.4 |
| JOHNSTON,Nick |
11 |
11 |
142 |
12.9 |
1 |
34 |
12.9 |
| MORELAND,Jake |
11 |
36 |
406 |
11.3 |
3 |
27 |
36.9 |
| NEAL,Steve |
11 |
31 |
517 |
16.7 |
6 |
74 |
47.0 |
| SANFORD,Robert |
11 |
10 |
115 |
11.5 |
0 |
29 |
10.5 |
| TURNER,Jesse |
10 |
10 |
100 |
10.0 |
0 |
36 |
10.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
194 |
2792 |
14.4 |
23 |
74 |
253.8 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
179 |
2219 |
12.4 |
10 |
57 |
201.7 |
| Scoring | g | td | fg | k-pat | 2xp | dxp | saf | pts |
| ALSTON,Corey |
11 |
8 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
| BOSWORTH,Frank |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| DUDLEY,Kelcey |
9 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| FIELDS,Darnell |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| HUTCHINGS,Mike |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| JENNINGS,D. |
10 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| JOHNSTON,Nick |
11 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| MCEVANS,T. |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| MORELAND,Jake |
11 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| NEAL,Steve |
11 |
7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
| SANFORD,Robert |
11 |
11 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
| SELENT,Brad |
0 |
0 |
10-17 |
33-36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63 |
| TURNER,Jesse |
10 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Team totals |
11 |
38 |
10-17 |
33-37 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
295 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
33 |
7-12 |
32-33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
251 |
| Total offense | g | rush | pass | total | avg/g |
| ALSTON,Corey |
11 |
26 |
25 |
51 |
4.6 |
| FIELDS,Darnell |
11 |
294 |
0 |
294 |
26.7 |
| HENAGAN,William |
11 |
49 |
0 |
49 |
4.5 |
| KEMP,Zak |
11 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
1.6 |
| LESTER,Tim |
10 |
93 |
2160 |
2253 |
225.3 |
| SANFORD,Robert |
11 |
1077 |
0 |
1077 |
97.9 |
| SELZER,Scott |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.2 |
| TURNER,Jesse |
10 |
290 |
40 |
330 |
33.0 |
| WELSH,Jeff |
5 |
35 |
567 |
602 |
120.4 |
| Team totals |
11 |
1533 |
2792 |
4325 |
393.2 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
1676 |
2219 |
3895 |
354.1 |
| Punt returns | no. | yards | td | long | avg |
| CHOPP,Bill |
2 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
16.5 |
| DUDLEY,Kelcey |
14 |
102 |
0 |
19 |
7.3 |
| NEAL,Steve |
14 |
204 |
1 |
0 |
14.6 |
| REED,William |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5.0 |
| Team totals |
31 |
344 |
1 |
81 |
11.1 |
| Opp totals |
36 |
181 |
0 |
18 |
5.0 |
| Kick returns | no. | yards | td | long | avg |
| AMBROSINO,John |
2 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
6.5 |
| BETTYS,Eric |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3.0 |
| CALL,Greg |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
11.0 |
| DUDLEY,Kelcey |
6 |
100 |
0 |
35 |
16.7 |
| KELLY,Robert |
21 |
500 |
0 |
53 |
23.8 |
| NEAL,Steve |
2 |
25 |
0 |
16 |
12.5 |
| REED,William |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
14.0 |
| TURNER,Jesse |
1 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
12.0 |
| Team totals |
35 |
678 |
0 |
53 |
19.4 |
| Opp totals |
50 |
893 |
1 |
94 |
17.9 |
| Interceptions | no. | yards | td | long | avg |
| AMBROSINO,John |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| LUCAS,Rick |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0.1 |
| MCEVANS,T. |
2 |
32 |
1 |
0 |
0.1 |
| NUNLEE,Eric |
3 |
17 |
0 |
19 |
0.2 |
| REED,William |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0.1 |
| ROON,Steve |
1 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0.1 |
| Team totals |
9 |
81 |
1 |
32 |
0.1 |
| Opp totals |
13 |
86 |
2 |
43 |
0.2 |
| Fumble returns | no. | yards | td | long | avg |
| AMBROSINO,John |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| BAUER,Ryan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| CALL,Greg |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| CAVANAUGH,Jason |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| MCEVANS,T. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| NILES,Scott |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| NUNLEE,Eric |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| O'NEAL,Heron |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| PIKE,Jared |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| SCHULTZ,Karl |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| WOLKOW,Nate |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
7 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
9.6 |
| Opp totals |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| All purpose | g | rush | rcv | pr | kr | ir | total | avg/g |
| ALSTON,Corey |
11 |
26 |
761 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
787 |
71.5 |
| AMBROSINO,John |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0.0 |
| BETTYS,Eric |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
| BOSWORTH,Frank |
11 |
0 |
103 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
103 |
9.4 |
| CALL,Greg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0.0 |
| CHOPP,Bill |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0.0 |
| DUDLEY,Kelcey |
9 |
0 |
92 |
102 |
100 |
0 |
294 |
32.7 |
| EGGLESFIELD,S. |
2 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
6.0 |
| FIELDS,Darnell |
11 |
294 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
361 |
32.8 |
| GIANACAKOS,Phil |
8 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
4.5 |
| HENAGAN,William |
11 |
49 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
5.4 |
| HUTCHINGS,Mike |
11 |
0 |
277 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
277 |
25.2 |
| JENNINGS,D. |
10 |
0 |
154 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
154 |
15.4 |
| JOHNSTON,Nick |
11 |
0 |
142 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
142 |
12.9 |
| KELLY,Robert |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
500 |
0 |
500 |
0.0 |
| KEMP,Zak |
11 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
1.6 |
| LESTER,Tim |
10 |
93 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
9.3 |
| LUCAS,Rick |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
0.0 |
| MCEVANS,T. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
32 |
0.0 |
| MORELAND,Jake |
11 |
0 |
406 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
406 |
36.9 |
| NEAL,Steve |
11 |
0 |
517 |
204 |
25 |
0 |
746 |
67.8 |
| NUNLEE,Eric |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
0.0 |
| REED,William |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
28 |
0.0 |
| ROON,Steve |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
0.0 |
| SANFORD,Robert |
11 |
1077 |
115 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1192 |
108.4 |
| SELZER,Scott |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.2 |
| TURNER,Jesse |
10 |
290 |
100 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
402 |
40.2 |
| WELSH,Jeff |
5 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
7.0 |
| Team totals |
11 |
1533 |
2792 |
344 |
678 |
81 |
5428 |
493.5 |
| Opp totals |
11 |
1676 |
2219 |
181 |
893 |
86 |
5055 |
459.5 |
| Punting | no. | yds | avg | lg | tb | fc | i20 | 50+ | blk |
| KEMP,Zak |
56 |
2158 |
38.5 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| TEAM |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Team totals |
58 |
2190 |
37.8 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Opp totals |
70 |
2719 |
38.8 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Field goals | made | att | pct | long | blkd |
| SELENT,Brad |
10 |
17 |
58.8 |
37 |
0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
17 |
58.8 |
37 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
7 |
12 |
58.3 |
0 |
0 |
| Extra points | g | ua | a | tot | tfl-yds | sack-yds | int-yds | brup | qbh | fr-yds | ff | blk | saf |
| ALSTON,Corey |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| AMBROSINO,John |
0 |
9 |
7 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| BAUER,Ryan |
0 |
48 |
31 |
63.5 |
15.0 - 93 |
10.0 - 75 |
- |
3 |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| BETTYS,Eric |
0 |
6 |
7 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| CALL,Greg |
0 |
6 |
2 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| CARROLL,Dameon |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| CAVANAUGH,Jason |
11 |
0 |
5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| CHARLESTON,L. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3.0 |
1.0 - 1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| CHOPP,Bill |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEMING,John |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DRAGOO,Mark |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DUDLEY,Kelcey |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| EVANS,Mario |
0 |
9 |
7 |
12.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| FALCON,Dan |
0 |
27 |
21 |
37.5 |
6.0 - 18 |
1.0 - 10 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| GATCH,Brian |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| GIANACAKOS,Phil |
8 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| HARIG,Marty |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| HARLEY,Calvin |
0 |
10 |
4 |
12.0 |
1.0 - 2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| HENAGAN,William |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| JOHNSON,Jeremy |
0 |
12 |
9 |
16.5 |
3.0 - 4 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| JOHNSTON,Nick |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| KELLY,Robert |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| LUCAS,Rick |
0 |
37 |
20 |
47.0 |
12.0 - 98 |
10.0 - 96 |
1 - 11 |
4 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
| MALONEY,Steve |
0 |
6 |
4 |
8.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| MCEVANS,T. |
0 |
79 |
51 |
104.5 |
1.0 - 1 |
- |
2 - 32 |
8 |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| MOORE,Tarrence |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| MORELAND,Jake |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| NILES,Scott |
0 |
39 |
49 |
63.5 |
5.0 - 33 |
3.0 - 21 |
- |
2 |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| NUNLEE,Eric |
0 |
37 |
30 |
52.0 |
- |
- |
3 - 17 |
5 |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| O'NEAL,Heron |
0 |
32 |
12 |
38.0 |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
- |
2 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| PETERSON,Greg |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| PIKE,Jared |
0 |
13 |
13 |
19.5 |
3.0 - 21 |
3.0 - 21 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| RAGANIS,Val |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| REED,William |
0 |
53 |
47 |
76.5 |
2.0 - 4 |
1.0 - 3 |
1 - 9 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ROGERS,Ronald |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ROON,Steve |
0 |
64 |
34 |
81.0 |
7.0 - 41 |
4.0 - 36 |
1 - 12 |
4 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| ROZEMA,Tom |
0 |
13 |
11 |
18.5 |
2.0 - 12 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SCHULTZ,Karl |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| SELENT,Brad |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SELZER,Scott |
11 |
7 |
2 |
8.0 |
1.0 - 1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SEXTON,Dane |
0 |
5 |
7 |
8.5 |
3.0 - 38 |
2.0 - 37 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SOLDANO,Garrett |
0 |
26 |
12 |
32.0 |
1.0 - 3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| THOMPSON,Reggie |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| WHITAKER,Todd |
0 |
7 |
6 |
10.0 |
2.0 - 4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| WOLKOW,Nate |
0 |
39 |
11 |
44.5 |
13.0 - 49 |
5.0 - 29 |
- |
2 |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Team totals |
11 |
622 |
432 |
838.0 |
78.0 - 422 |
41.0 - 340 |
9 - 81 |
55 |
- |
13 - 67 |
17 |
- |
- |
| Opp totals |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
13 - 86 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Team statistics | Team totals | Opponent |
| 1st downs rushing |
74 |
99 |
| 1st downs passing |
116 |
114 |
| 1st downs penalty |
11 |
12 |
| 1st downs total |
201 |
225 |
| Penalties against |
60 |
74 |
| Penalty yards |
529 |
583 |
| Fumbles |
17 |
28 |
| Fumbles lost |
13 |
13 |
| 3rd-down convert |
54-154 |
66-174 |
| 4th-down convert |
4-11 |
5-19 |
| Time of possession |
321:51 |
29:44 |
| Misc yards |
0 |
0 |
|