The 1997 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Mountain Division in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 7–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in three-way tie for second in the WAC's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

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