1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Iowa
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Cozzetto (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Snow (3rd as DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 73,379)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bruce Snyder, who was coaching his sixth season with the Sun Devils and 18th season overall. Home games were played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. They participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmNew Mexico State*
KTVKW 41–1058,607
September 1312:30 pmat No. 12 Miami (FL)*No. 24
CBSW 23–1242,219
September 207:15 pmBYU*No. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
FSNL 10–1362,376
September 271:00 pmat Oregon StateNo. 25
W 13–1025,873
October 43:30 pmat No. 10 WashingtonNo. 25
FSNL 14–2674,986
October 1112:30 pmUSC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
ABCW 35–761,802
October 1812:30 pmat No. 25 Stanford
W 31–1443,909
November 18:00 pmNo. 10 Washington StateNo. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
FSNW 44–3173,644
November 84:30 pmat CaliforniaNo. 15
FSNW 28–2133,000
November 154:30 pmOregondaggerNo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
FSNW 52–3164,779
November 284:30 pmArizonaNo. 12
FSNL 16–2873,682
December 3112:30 pmvs. Iowa*No. 16
CBSW 17–749,104
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings[edit]

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP———24142525——232015151212171614
Coaches———172322——222116151212191814

Game summaries[edit]

No. 10 Washington State[edit]

See also: 1997 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State at Arizona State
1 234Total
No. 10 Cougars 0 71014 31
• No. 20 Sun Devils 7 17020 44
        
Scoring summary
1ASULenzie Jackson 13-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Nycz kick)ASU 7–0
2ASUKenny Mitchell 8-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (Nycz kick)ASU 14–0
ASUNycz FGASU 17–0
7:43ASUTD pass from Ryan Kealy (Nycz kick)ASU 24–0
WSUTD pass from Ryan Leaf (Rian Lindell kick)ASU 24–7
3ASURian Lindell 43-yard field goalASU 24–10
1:17WSUDeJuan Gilmore 2-yard run (Rian Lindell kick)ASU 24–17
413:18WSUShawn McWashington 11-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (Ryan Leaf run)WSU 25–24
9:57ASUTariq McDonald 5-yard pass from Ryan Kealy (conversion failed)ASU 30–25
2:55ASUHamilton Mee 66-yard fumble return (Nycz kick)ASU 37–25
2:32ASUDerrick Ford fumble recovery in end zone (Nycz kick)ASU 44–25
WSUTD 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)[edit]

Iowa vs. No. 17 Arizona State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 007 7
• No. 17 Sun Devils 0 1070 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
Scoring summary
29:41ASUL. Jackson 35-yard pass from Campbell (Nycz kick)ASU 7–0
20:00ASUNycz 21-yard field goalASU 10–0
30:31ASUMartin 1-yard run (Nycz kick)ASU 17–0
40:49IowaR. Carter 26-yard pass from Randy Reiners (Zach Bromert kick)ASU 17–7
Main article: 1997 Sun Bowl
See also: 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1997 Schedule". Arizona State Sun Devils. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "Sun Devils Turn Over a Leaf in Pac-10". The Los Angeles Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Iowa vs. Arizona State". USA Today. December 31, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.


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