The 1997 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Butch Davis, the Hurricanes compiled an overall record of 5âÂÂ6 with a mark of 3âÂÂ4 in conference play, placing a in three-way tie for fifth in the Big East. This was MiamiâÂÂs first losing season since 1979. The team played home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami.