1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Teevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Michigan $   8 0     12 0  
No. 12 Ohio State   6 2     10 3  
No. 16 Penn State   6 2     9 3  
No. 15 Purdue   6 2     9 3  
Wisconsin   5 3     8 5  
Iowa   4 4     7 5  
Michigan State   4 4     7 5  
Northwestern   3 5     5 7  
Minnesota   1 7     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     2 9  
Illinois   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his first season with the Illini. Illinois had a winless record of 0–11 and failed to make a bowl game. As of the 2022-2023 season, this is the last time a Big Ten football team failed to register a single win.