| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Syracuse Orangemen |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Coachrank: | 20 |
| Aprank: | 20 |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Paul Pasqualoni |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Kevin Rogers |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Norm Gerber |
| Dc Year: | 14th |
| Captain: | Keith Downing, Donovin Darius, Rod Gadson, Brad Patkochis[1] |
| Stadium: | Carrier Dome |
| Champion: | Big East champion |
| Bowl: | Fiesta Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 18–35 vs. Kansas State |
The 1997 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Orangemen compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the Big East title. Syracuse was invited to theFiesta Bowl, where the Orangemen lost to Kansas State. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
See also: 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See also: 1997 NC State Wolfpack football team.
See also: 1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team.
See also: 1997 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 1997 Tulane Green Wave football team.
See also: 1997 East Carolina Pirates football team.
See also: 1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.
See also: 1997 Temple Owls football team.
See also: 1997 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.
See also: 1997 Boston College Eagles football team.
See also: 1997 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
See also: 1997 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See main article: 1997 Fiesta Bowl (December).
See also: 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team.