Template:1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings

1997 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
[[{{{school}}}|New Mexico]] x		6	–	2					9	–	4
[[{{{school}}}|Rice]]		5	–	3					7	–	4
SMU		5	–	3					6	–	5
Utah		5	–	3					6	–	5
BYU		4	–	4					6	–	5
[[{{{school}}}|UTEP]]		3	–	5					4	–	7
[[{{{school}}}|Tulsa]]		2	–	6					2	–	9
[[{{{school}}}|TCU]]		1	–	7					1	–	10
Pacific Division
#17 [[{{{school}}}|Colorado State]] x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
[[{{{school}}}|Air Force]]		6	–	2					10	–	3
[[{{{school}}}|Fresno State]]		5	–	3					6	–	6
[[{{{school}}}|Wyoming]]		4	–	4					7	–	6
[[{{{school}}}|San Diego State]]		4	–	4					5	–	7
[[{{{school}}}|San Jose State]]		4	–	4					4	–	7
[[{{{school}}}|UNLV]]		2	–	6					3	–	8
[[{{{school}}}|Hawaii]]		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll