| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Utah Utes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Division: | Mountain Division |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Ron McBride |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Fred Graves |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Kyle Whittingham |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Robert Rice Stadium |
The 1997 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC's Mountain Division. Utah played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City. Immediately after the final home game, the stadium was torn down and rebuilt into the new Rice–Eccles Stadium, partly in anticipation of the upcoming 2002 Winter Olympics.
Two players went in the 1998 NFL draft, including one in the first round (Kevin Dyson).
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
| 1 | 16 | Tennessee Oilers | |||
| 6 | 178 | Pittsburgh Steelers |