| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Utah State Aggies |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Chris Smeland |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Romney Stadium (Capacity: 30,257) |
| Champion: | Big West co-champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 19–35 vs. Cincinnati |
The 1997 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by third-year head coach John L. Smith and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah.
Utah State was co-champion of the Big West Conference, completed the regular season with a (in conference), and received an invitation to the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. The Aggies were defeated by Cincinnati, 35–19,[1] in their last bowl appearance until 2011. Smith left for Louisville after the season, and was succeeded by Dave Arslanian in 1998.