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^#	Rank^#	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

1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=735&season=1997
2. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1998.htm