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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← 19961998 →
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:30 pmArizonaFSNW 16–938,035
September 131:05 pmat Nevada*W 23–20 30,420
September 202:00 pmFresno State*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 43–40 38,288
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*
  • 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 StateW 48–3045,735
December 203:00 pmvs. No. 23 Air Force*ESPN2W 41–1321,514
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

References

  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.
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