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Arizona State Football Team History


Arizona State Sun Devils
Arizona State University
 Tempe, AZ
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium
Capacity: 73,656
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Bruce Snyder
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Bruce Snyder enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Arizona State.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. New Mexico State  41   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Miami  23   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Brigham Young  10   13   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Oregon State  13   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Washington  14   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Southern California  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Stanford  31   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Washington State  44   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ California  28   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Oregon  52   31   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Arizona  16   28   L       
 Wed., Dec. 31   Iowa  17   7   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored324
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed210
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record69-68
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 AP
14 9-3-0 Coaches
14 9-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2477247Won  29-237-1292181  Bob Toledo
Washington State 10-2483296Lost  16-217-1297246  Mike Price
Arizona State 9-3324210Won  17-76-2233168  Bruce Snyder
Washington 8-4420259Won  51-235-3277186  Jim Lambright
Arizona 7-5317312Won  20-144-4222232  Dick Tomey
Southern California 6-5233233 4-4171181  John Robinson
Oregon 7-5380350Won  41-133-5241264  Mike Bellotti
Stanford 5-6276317 3-5198262  Tyrone Ty Willingham
California 3-8295339 1-7186259  Tom Holmoe
Oregon State 3-8195285 0-8112250  Mike Riley

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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