The team was led by 25th-year head coach Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

[1] It remains one of the most hotly contested national championship debates in college football history.

[3] Offensive lineman Aaron Taylor was named a consensus All-American and was the recipient of the Outland Trophy.

Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborne announced his retirement just prior to the 1998 Orange bowl, capping a remarkable career of success.

[7] [8] The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1997 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.