1997 La Salle Explorers football team

1997 La Salle Explorers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–8
Head coach	Bill Manlove (1st season)
Home stadium	McCarthy Stadium

1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Cal Poly			–						10	–	1
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^			–						10	–	2
No. 17 Hofstra ^			–						9	–	2
No. 25 Liberty			–						9	–	2
Samford			–						7	–	4
Morehead State			–						5	–	4
South Florida			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						5	–	6
Saint Mary's			–						4	–	6
Davidson			–						3	–	8
Buffalo			–						2	–	9
La Salle			–						1	–	8
Charleston Southern			–						1	–	9
Austin Peay			–						0	–	10
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle University as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Manlove, the Explorers compiled a 1–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 6	Fairfield	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 10–34
September 12	at Saint Peter's	Cochrane Stadium Jersey City, NJ	W 25–16
September 20	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	L 20–42
September 27	Delaware Valley	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–43
October 4	at Bentley	Bentley Stadium Waltham, MA	L 0–45
October 11	Catholic University	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 21–61
October 25	Central Connecticut State	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 14–55
November 1	at Waynesburg	Waynesburg, PA	L 7–41
November 15	Saint Francis (PA)	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–30