1997 Arizona Wildcats football team

1997 Arizona Wildcats football

Insight.com Bowl champions
Insight.com Bowl, Win, 20–14, vs. New Mexico
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1997 record	7–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dick Tomey
Offensive coordinator	Duane Akina
Defensive coordinator	Rich Ellerson
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 57,803)

1997 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Washington State +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#5 UCLA +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#14 Arizona State		6	–	2		9	–	3
#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

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Arizona Wildcats football team represented University of Arizona during the 1997 NCAA college football season.

Regular season

In the Territorial Bowl, the Wildcats beat Arizona State by a score of 28–16.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 PM	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FSN	L 9–16	38,035
September 13	7:00 PM	UAB*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 24–10	36,309
September 20	12:30 PM	at #8 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 20–28	91,152
September 27	12:30 PM	at UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 27–40	50,188
October 4	7:00 PM	San Diego State*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 31–28	39,195
October 11	7:15 PM	#17 Stanford	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 28–22	40,273
October 18	12:30 PM	#8 Washington	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	ABC	L 28–58	50,585
October 25	12:30 PM	at #10 Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	L 34–35 ^OT	31,137
November 8	7:00 PM	Oregon State	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 27–7	39,754
November 15	8:00 PM	California	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 41–38 ^2OT	37,111
November 28	4:30 PM	at #12 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	FSN	W 28–16	73,682
December 27	6:00 PM	vs. New Mexico*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Insight.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 20–14	49,385
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Joe Salavea	D Line	4	107	Tennessee Oilers
Jimmy Sprotte	Linebacker	7	205	Tennessee Oilers
Chester Burnett	Linebacker	7	208	Minnesota Vikings

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References

Arizona Wildcats football

Venues	Arizona Stadium (1928—present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona State (Territorial Cup) New Mexico: (Kit Carson Rifle, 1938–1990)

Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma The Pride of Arizona "A" Mountain "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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