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17 in the pre-season Coaches' Poll and had experienced four consecutive four-loss seasons for the first time since the 1934– 1937 Michigan Wolverines football teams. Going into the 1997 season, the Wolverines were ranked No.

Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game.

Prior to 1997, the Wolverines had compiled four consecutive four-loss seasons and had not won a national championship since the 1948 Michigan team. Thirty-one members of the 1997 Wolverines football team went on to play in the NFL. Ten members of the team were honored as All-Big Ten Conference selections, and running back Anthony Thomas was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Future National Football League (NFL) star Tom Brady was also on the roster, but did not start any games. Tight end Jerame Tuman, who was the only player on the offensive unit selected as a first-team All-American, totaled 437 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Quarterback Brian Griese set Michigan single-season records with 193 pass completions and 307 pass attempts.

Tai Streets was the leading receiver with 476 receiving yards, and Chris Howard led the team in rushing with 938 rushing yards. On offense, the 1997 Michigan team had neither a 1000-yard rusher nor a 500-yard receiver. The unit's performance across all games in total defense (222.8 yards per game) and scoring defense (9.5 points per game) are the lowest marks by any Big Ten Conference football team since the 1985 season. The defense allowed no fourth quarter points or second half touchdowns in the first eight games of the season. Other standouts on defense included linebackers James Hall with 8.5 quarterback sacks, Sam Sword with 91 tackles, and Dhani Jones with 90 tackles and six sacks.

Woodson and defensive end Glen Steele were both first-team selections on the 1997 College Football All-America Team. Woodson, who intercepted eight passes and also scored touchdowns via pass receptions, runs from scrimmage and punt return, became the first primarily defensive player to win the Heisman. Michigan's defense was led by cornerback and Heisman Trophy-winner Charles Woodson. The Wolverines finished second to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Coaches Poll, resulting in a split national championship. In its third year under head coach Lloyd Carr, Michigan compiled a perfect 12–0 record, won the Big Ten Conference championship, defeated Washington State in the 1998 Rose Bowl, and was declared the national champion by the Associated Press. The 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season.