1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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 season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
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   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 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.

Schedule

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, AZ
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, AZ
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, AZ
FSNW 44–3173,644
November 84:30 pmat CaliforniaNo. 15
FSNW 28–2133,000
November 154:30 pmOregondaggerNo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSNW 52–3164,779
November 284:30 pmArizonaNo. 12
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
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

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

Washington State

See also: 1997 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State at Arizona State
Team 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)

Iowa vs. No. 17 Arizona State
Team 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

  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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