1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
American college football season
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The 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the Pac-10. Arizona State was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they Sun Devils defeated Iowa. The team played home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
| 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dan Cozzetto (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Phil Snow (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | New Mexico State* | KTVK | W 41–10 | 58,607 | ||
| September 13 | 12:30 pm | at No. 12 Miami (FL)* | No. 24 | CBS | W 23–12 | 42,219 | |
| September 20 | 7:15 pm | BYU* | No. 14 |
| FSN | L 10–13 | 62,376 |
| September 27 | 1:00 pm | at Oregon State | No. 25 | W 13–10 | 25,873 | ||
| October 4 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Washington | No. 25 | FSN | L 14–26 | 74,986 | |
| October 11 | 12:30 pm | USC |
| ABC | W 35–7 | 61,802 | |
| October 18 | 12:30 pm | at No. 25 Stanford | W 31–14 | 43,909 | |||
| November 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 10 Washington State | No. 20 |
| FSN | W 44–31 | 73,644 |
| November 8 | 4:30 pm | at California | No. 15 | FSN | W 28–21 | 33,000 | |
| November 15 | 4:30 pm | Oregon | No. 15 |
| FSN | W 52–31 | 64,779 |
| November 28 | 4:30 pm | Arizona | No. 12 |
| FSN | L 16–28 | 73,682 |
| December 31 | 12:30 pm | vs. Iowa* | No. 16 | CBS | W 17–7 | 49,104 | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
Washington State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 10 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| • No. 20 Sun Devils | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 44 |
- Date: November 1, 1997
- Location: Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ - Game start: 8:00 pm PDT
- Game attendance: 73,644
| 1 | ASU | Lenzie Jackson 13-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Nycz kick) | ASU 7–0 | |
| 2 | ASU | Kenny Mitchell 8-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Nycz kick) | ASU 14–0 | |
| ASU | Nycz FG | ASU 17–0 | ||
| 7:43 | ASU | TD pass from Ryan Kealy (Nycz kick) | ASU 24–0 | |
| WSU | TD pass from Ryan Leaf (Rian Lindell kick) | ASU 24–7 | ||
| 3 | ASU | Rian Lindell 43-yard field goal | ASU 24–10 | |
| 1:17 | WSU | DeJuan Gilmore 2-yard run (Rian Lindell kick) | ASU 24–17 | |
| 4 | 13:18 | WSU | Shawn McWashington 11-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (Ryan Leaf run) | WSU 25–24 |
| 9:57 | ASU | Tariq McDonald 5-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (conversion failed) | ASU 30–25 | |
| 2:55 | ASU | Hamilton Mee 66-yard fumble return (Nycz kick) | ASU 37–25 | |
| 2:32 | ASU | Derrick Ford fumble recovery in end zone (Nycz kick) | ASU 44–25 | |
| WSU | TD pass from Ryan Leaf (Rian Lindell kick) | ASU 44–31 | ||
After the Sun Devils built a 24–0 lead midway through the second quarter, Washington State rallied to take a 25–24 lead early in the fourth quarter. Arizona State answered with a touchdown, and the Cougars were driving again. However, the Sun Devils forced two fumbles by Ryan Leaf late in the game that were both returned for touchdowns.[2]
Vs. Iowa (Sun Bowl)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • No. 17 Sun Devils | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: December 31
- Location: Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX - Game start: 12:15 PM PST
- Elapsed time: 3:33
- Game attendance: 49,104
- Game weather: 53, Clear and dry, Wind 5-10 MPH
- Referee: Ken Flaherty
- TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan, Dave Logan, and Scott Lasky
- Sources: Box score and Game recap
| 2 | 9:41 | ASU | L. Jackson 35-yard pass from Campbell (Nycz kick) | ASU 7–0 |
| 2 | 0:00 | ASU | Nycz 21-yard field goal | ASU 10–0 |
| 3 | 0:31 | ASU | Martin 1-yard run (Nycz kick) | ASU 17–0 |
| 4 | 0:49 | Iowa | R. Carter 26-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Zach Bromert kick) | ASU 17–7 |
