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1997 Oregon Ducks football team

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1997 Oregon Ducks football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 41–13 vs. Air Force
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDirk Koetter (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Stubler (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Ducks beat Air Force. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:30 pmArizonaFSNW 16–938,035
September 131:05 pmat Nevada*W 23–20 OT30,420
September 202:00 pmFresno State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 43–40 OT38,288
September 277:15 pmat No. 20 StanfordFSNL 49–5844,732
October 41:00 pmNo. 15 Washington State
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 13–2443,516
October 113:30 pmNo. 18 UCLA
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
FXL 31–3942,314
October 181:00 pmUtah*dagger
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 31–1339,389
October 257:15 pmat USCFSNL 22–2453,640
November 812:30 pmat No. 6 WashingtonW 31–2873,775
November 153:30 pmat No. 15 Arizona StateFSNL 31–5264,779
November 221:00 pmOregon State
W 48–3045,735
December 203:00 pmvs. No. 23 Air Force*ESPN2W 41–1321,514
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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References

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  1. ^ "1997 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "1997 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 43. Retrieved September 5, 2023.