| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Toledo Rockets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Gary Pinkel |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Dave Christensen |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Tom Amstutz |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Glass Bowl |
| Champion: | MAC West Division champion |
| Conf Champ: | MAC Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | L 14–34 vs. Marshall |
The 1997 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled a 9–3 record (7–1 against MAC opponents), finished in first place in the MAC's West Division, lost to Marshall in the MAC Football Championship Game (14–34), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 356 to 268.
The team's statistical leaders included Chris Wallace with 2,955 passing yards, Dwayne Harris with 1,278 rushing yards, and Brock Kreitzburg with 626 receiving yards.[1]
See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
The following Rocket was selected in the 1998 NFL draft following the season.[3]
| 4 | 116 | Clarence Love | Defensive back | Philadelphia Eagles |