1997 Washington Huskies football team
American college football season
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The 1997 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled an 8–4 record, finished fourth in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored opponents 420 to 259. Receiver Jerome Pathon was selected as the team's most valuable player. Seniors Pathon, Jerry Jensen, Rashaan Shehee, Tony Parrish were the team captains.
| 1997 Washington Huskies football | |
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Aloha Bowl champion | |
Aloha Bowl, W 51–23 vs. Michigan State | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–3 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scott Linehan (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Randy Hart (3rd season) |
| MVP | Jerome Pathon |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Husky 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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After a 27–0 shutout of USC on November 1,[1] the Huskies were 7–1 and ranked sixth in the nation. Saddled with injuries,[1][2] they lost the final three conference games to unranked Oregon,[3] #9 UCLA, and #11 Washington State.[4][5]
At the Aloha Bowl on Christmas Day against #25 Michigan State, Washington built a 31–10 lead at halftime and won 51–23;[2][6] it was Lambright's sole bowl victory in his six seasons as head coach. The win moved UW up three spots in the final rankings, to #18 in both major polls.[7]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 19 BYU* | No. 4 | FSN | W 42–20 | 65,978 | |
| September 13 | 12:30 p.m. | San Diego State* | No. 3 | FSN | W 36–3 | 71,081 | |
| September 20 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 7 Nebraska* | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 14–27 | 74,023 |
| October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 Arizona State | No. 10 |
| FSN | W 26–14 | 74,986 |
| October 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at California | No. 10 | W 30–3 | 48,000 | ||
| October 18 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 10 | ABC | W 58–28 | 50,585 | |
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | No. 7 | FSN | W 45–17 | 28,067 | |
| November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | USC | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 27–0 | 73,401 |
| November 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon | No. 6 |
| L 28–31 | 73,775 | |
| November 15 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 9 UCLA | No. 13 | ABC | L 28–52 | 85,697 | |
| November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 11 Washington State | No. 17 |
| ABC | L 35–41 | 74,268 |
| December 25 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Michigan State* | No. 21 | ABC | W 51–23 | 34,419 | |
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Rankings
Roster
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NFL draft
Ten Huskies were selected in the 1998 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (241 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Jerome Pathon | WR | 2nd | 32 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Tony Parrish | S | 2nd | 35 | Chicago Bears |
| Cameron Cleeland | TE | 2nd | 40 | New Orleans Saints |
| Olin Kreutz | C | 3rd | 64 | Chicago Bears |
| Rashaan Shehee | RB | 3rd | 88 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Jeremy Brigham | TE | 5th | 127 | Oakland Raiders |
| Jerry Jensen | LB | 5th | 136 | Carolina Panthers |
| Benji Olson | G | 5th | 139 | Tennessee Oilers |
| Fred Coleman | WR | 6th | 160 | Buffalo Bills |
| Jason Chorak | LB | 7th | 236 | St. Louis Rams |
