1997_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team
1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
American college football season
The 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bruce Snyder, who was coaching his sixth season with the Sun Devils and 18th season overall. Home games were played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. They participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.
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| 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dan Cozzetto (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Phil Snow (3rd as DC, 6th overall season) |
| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium (Capacity: 73,379) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Washington State + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Arizona State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | New Mexico State* | KTVK | W 41–10 | 58,607 | ||
| September 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 12 Miami (FL)* | No. 24 | CBS | W 23–12 | 42,219 | |
| September 20 | 7:15 pm | BYU* | No. 14 |
| FSN | L 10–13 | 62,376 |
| September 27 | 1:00 pm | at Oregon State | No. 25 | W 13–10 | 25,873 | ||
| October 4 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Washington | No. 25 | FSN | L 14–26 | 74,986 | |
| October 11 | 12:30 pm | USC |
| ABC | W 35–7 | 61,802 | |
| October 18 | 12:30 pm | at No. 25 Stanford | W 31–14 | 43,909 | |||
| November 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Washington State | No. 20 |
| FSN | W 44–31 | 73,644 |
| November 8 | 4:30 pm | at California | No. 15 | FSN | W 28–21 | 33,000 | |
| November 15 | 4:30 pm | Oregon | No. 15 |
| FSN | W 52–31 | 64,779 |
| November 28 | 4:30 pm | Arizona | No. 12 |
| FSN | L 16–28 | 73,682 |
| December 31 | 12:30 pm | vs. Iowa* | No. 16 | CBS | W 17–7 | 49,104 | |
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See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
No. 10 Washington State
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After the Sun Devils built a 24–0 lead midway through the second quarter, Washington State rallied to take a 25–24 lead early in the fourth quarter. Arizona State answered with a touchdown, and the Cougars were driving again. However, the Sun Devils forced two fumbles by Ryan Leaf late in the game that were both returned for touchdowns.[2]
Vs. Iowa (Sun Bowl)
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Main article: 1997 Sun Bowl
See also: 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
- "1997 Schedule". Arizona State Sun Devils. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- "Sun Devils Turn Over a Leaf in Pac-10". The Los Angeles Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- "Iowa vs. Arizona State". USA Today. December 31, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
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