| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Memphis Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Rip Scherer |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Cooff Coach1: | Rusty Burns |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach2: | Dave Magazu |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Jim Pletcher |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
The 1997 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Memphis competed as a member of Conference USA. The team was led by head coach Rip Scherer. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.