1997 Stanford Cardinal football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record56 (35 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDana Bible (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Harris (3rd season)
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
(Capacity: 85,500)
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Tyrone Willingham. The Cardinal participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 612:30 p.m.San Jose State*No. 17W 28–1237,500
September 133:00 p.m.at No. 7 North Carolina*No. 17ESPN2L 17–2857,800
September 201:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 21W 27–2426,244
September 277:15 p.m.OregonNo. 20
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FSNW 58–4944,721
October 412:30 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 19
ABCW 33–1575,651
October 117:15 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 16FSNL 22–2840,273
October 1812:30 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 25
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 14–3143,909
November 13:30 p.m.No. 12 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
FSNL 7–2754,332
November 812:30 p.m.at USCABCL 21–4558,900
November 152:00 p.m.at No. 14 Washington StateL 28–3840,306
November 2212:30 p.m.California
KGOW 21–2085,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP181817172120191625
Coaches Poll1817182322211723

Game summaries

California

California Golden Bears (3–8) at Stanford Cardinal (4–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
California 0 10 01020
Stanford 7 14 0021

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 85,000
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
Game information
  • 100th meeting
  • Chris Draft intercepted a Justin Vedder pass at the Stanford 14 with 1:22 left to seal the win.

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

  • Tyrone Willingham Head coach
  • Dana Bible Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
  • Earle Mosley Running backs
  • Mose Rison wide receivers
  • Dave Borbely Offensive line (centers and guards)
  • Chuck Moller Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)
  • Bill Harris Defensive coordinator and defensive backs
  • Phil Zacharias Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
  • Kent Baer Inside and outside linebacker
  • Dave Tipton Recruiting coordinator

References

  1. "1997 Releases - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
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