1997 Stanford Cardinal football team
American college football season
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The 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Tyrone Willingham, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Tyrone Willingham (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorDana Bible (3rd season)
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–5 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dana Bible (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Harris (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Stanford 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 | Source |
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| September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | San Jose State* | No. 17 | W 28–12 | 37,500 | |||
| September 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 North Carolina* | No. 17 | ESPN2 | L 17–28 | 57,800 | [1] | |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 21 | W 27–24 | 26,244 | |||
| September 27 | 7:15 p.m. | Oregon | No. 20 |
| FSN | W 58–49 | 44,721 | |
| October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 19 |
| ABC | W 33–15 | 75,651 | |
| October 11 | 7:15 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 16 | FSN | L 22–28 | 40,273 | ||
| October 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 25 |
| L 14–31 | 43,909 | ||
| November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 UCLA |
| FSN | L 7–27 | 54,332 | ||
| November 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at USC | ABC | L 21–45 | 58,900 | |||
| November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Washington State | L 28–38 | 40,306 | ||||
| November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | California |
| KGO | W 21–20 | 85,500 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Game summaries
California
California Golden Bears (3–8) at Stanford Cardinal (4–6)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| California | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Stanford | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California
- Date: November 22
- Game attendance: 85,000
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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- 100th meeting
- Chris Draft intercepted a Justin Vedder pass at the Stanford 14 with 1:22 left to seal the win.
Personnel
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
Roster
- LB Chris Draft
- QB Chad Hutchinson
- K Kevin Miller
- WR Troy Walters
- TE Tommy Hanson
- RB Mike Mitchell