American college football season
1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football |
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Sun Bowl champion |
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Sun Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Iowa |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 14 |
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AP | No. 14 |
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Record | 9–3 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - Bruce Snyder (6th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Dan Cozzetto (6th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Phil Snow (3rd as DC, 6th overall season) |
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Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium (Capacity: 73,379) |
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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
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 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| 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 | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| 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 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| 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 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, Arizona
| 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 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | 17 | 23 | 22 | — | — | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
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Game summaries
No. 10 Washington State
Washington State at Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 10 Cougars | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 | • No. 20 Sun Devils | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 44 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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)
Iowa vs. No. 17 Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | 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
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
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References
- ^ "1997 Schedule". Arizona State Sun Devils. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "Sun Devils Turn Over a Leaf in Pac-10". The Los Angeles Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Iowa vs. Arizona State". USA Today. December 31, 1997. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
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