1997 Ferris State Football
Season Results
Record
Overall: 3- 7
Midwest Intercollegiate FB: 3- 7
Date Opponent Score Record Site Attend
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8/28 * ASHLAND 7-26 L 0- 1 H Big Rapids, MI 4742
9/ 6 * Indianapolis 21-32 L 0- 2 A Indianapolis, IN. 1500
9/13 * Hillsdale W 35-21 1- 2 A Hillsdale, MI. 6513
9/20 * GRAND VALLEY STATE 18-21 L 1- 3 H Big Rapids, MI. 6619
9/27 * Northern Michigan 21-23 L 1- 4 A Marquette, MI. 4021
10/ 4 * WAYNE STATE 26-30 L 1- 5 H Big Rapids, MI. 4816
10/11 * Northwood W 31-17 2- 5 A Midland, MI. 3000
10/18 * MICHIGAN TECH 24-34 L 2- 6 H Big Rapids, MI. 5294
11/ 1 * SAGINAW VALLEY ST. W 24-23 3- 6 H Big Rapids, MI. 2452
11/ 8 * ST. FRANCIS 15-16 L 3- 7 H Big Rapids, MI. 3009
* - Midwest Intercollegiate FB
Record W L Pct Attendance # Total Average
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All Games 3 7 .300 Home 6 26932 4489
Midwest Intercollegiate F 3 7 .300 Away 4 15034 3758
Home 1 5 .167 Neutral 0 0 0
Away 2 2 .500 Total 10 41966 4197
Neutral 0 0 .000
Day Games 2 6 .250
Night Games 1 1 .500
Overtime Games 0 0 .000
Team Statistics
Ferris State Opponents
74 First Downs Rushing 117
95 First Downs Passing 67
22 First Downs by Penalty 12
690 Total Offensive Plays 693
3256 Total Yards Gained 3795
325.60 Average Yards per Game 379.50
4.72 Average Yards per Play 5.48
320 Plays Rushing 449
1134 Yards Rushing 2301
113.40 Yards Rushing per Game 230.10
2122 Yards Passing 1494
212.20 Yards Passing per Game 149.40
370 Passes Attempted 244
189 Passes Completed 108
18 Passes Had Intercepted 7
32.5 Net Yards per Punt 29.6
13- 9 Fumbles-Fumbles Lost 15- 8
43-390 Penalties-Yards 73-671
37-137 3rd Down Conversions 51-154
.270 3rd Down Conversion Percentage .331
12- 19 4th Down Conversions 8- 16
.632 4th Down Conversion Percentage .500
Scoring by Period
1 2 3 4 Tot
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Ferris State 48 62 38 74 222
Average 4.8 6.2 3.8 7.4 22.2
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Opponents 49 76 57 61 243
Average 4.9 7.6 5.7 6.1 24.3
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Possession Time by Period
1 2 3 4 Total
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Ferris State 67:10 75:14 70:33 67:56 280:53
Average 6:43 7:31 7:03 6:47 28:05
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Opponents 82:50 74:46 79:27 82:04 319:07
Average 8:17 7:28 7:56 8:12 31:54
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