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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-

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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
Record	9-3
Points Scored	324
Scoring Average	27.0
Points Allowed	210
Defense Average	17.5
Opponents Record	69-68
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-1

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	10-2	477	247	Won 29-23	7-1	292	181	Bob Toledo
Washington State	10-2	483	296	Lost 16-21	7-1	297	246	Mike Price
Arizona State	9-3	324	210	Won 17-7	6-2	233	168	Bruce Snyder
Washington	8-4	420	259	Won 51-23	5-3	277	186	Jim Lambright
Arizona	7-5	317	312	Won 20-14	4-4	222	232	Dick Tomey
Southern California	6-5	233	233		4-4	171	181	John Robinson
Oregon	7-5	380	350	Won 41-13	3-5	241	264	Mike Bellotti
Stanford	5-6	276	317		3-5	198	262	Tyrone Ty Willingham
California	3-8	295	339		1-7	186	259	Tom Holmoe
Oregon State	3-8	195	285		0-8	112	250	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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).