1997 St. Olaf College Football Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | SCORE | RECORD |
| Sept. 6 | Luther College | Home | L 19-12 | 0-1, 0-0 MIAC |
| Sept. 13 | Saint John's University | Collegeville, Minn. | L 21-7 | 0-2, 0-1 MIAC |
| Sept. 20 | Concordia-Moorhead College | Home | L 38-0 | 0-3, 0-2 MIAC |
| Sept. 27 | Augsburg College | Minneapolis | L 42-0 | 0-4, 0-3 MIAC |
| Oct. 4 | Macalester College | Home | W 19-3 | 1-4, 1-3 MIAC |
| Oct. 11 | Hamline University | St. Paul, Minn. | L 27-21 | 1-5, 1-4 MIAC |
| Oct. 18 | Bethel College | St. Paul, Minn. | L 52-10 | 1-6, 1-5 MIAC |
| Oct. 25 | Carleton College | Northfield, Minn. | W 14-12 | 2-6, 2-5 MIAC |
| Nov. 1 | University of St. Thomas | Home | L 28-3 | 2-7, 2-6 MIAC |
| Nov. 6 | Gustavus Adolphus | St. Peter, Minn. | L 37-6 | 2-8, 2-7 MIAC |
