1997 Arizona Wildcats football team
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The 1997 Arizona Wildcats football team represented University of Arizona
during the 1997 NCAA college football season.
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
during the 1997 NCAA college football season.
Regular season
- In the Territorial Bowl, the Wildcats beat Arizona State by a score of 28-16.
Game Date Opponent Result Wildcats points Opponents Record 1 Sept. 4 @ Loss 9 16 0-1 2 Sept. 13 Alabama-Birmingham 1997 UAB Blazers football teamThe 1997 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the college football season of 1997, and was the seventh team fielded by the school. The team's head coach was Watson Brown, who was entering his third season as the program's head coach. They played their...
Win 24 10 1-1 3 Sept. 20 @ Ohio State 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football teamThe 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1997-1998. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1998 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they lost 31–14 to the Florida State Seminoles.-Schedule:-NFL...
Loss 20 28 1-2 4 Sept. 27 @ Loss 27 40 1-3 5 Oct. 4 Win 31 28 2-3 6 Oct. 11 Win 28 22 3-3 7 Oct. 18 Washington Loss 28 58 3-4 8 Oct. 25 @ Washington State 1997 Washington State Cougars football teamThe 1997 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 1997 NCAA college football season. The Cougars were led by ninth-year head coach Mike Price and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington....
Loss 34 35 3-5 9 Nov. 8 Oregon State 1997 Oregon State Beavers football team-Schedule:...
Win 27 7 4-5 10 Nov. 15 Win 41 38 5-5 11 Nov. 28 @ Arizona State 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football teamThe 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 1997-1998. 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...
Win 28 16 6-5
Team Players drafted into in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Joe Salavea | D Line | 4 | 107 | Tennessee Oilers 1998 Tennessee Oilers season The 1998 Tennessee Oilers season was the 39th season the team was with the league and their final season as the Oilers. The team matched their previous season's output of 8–8, marking their third straight season with exactly eight wins. The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth... |
| Jimmy Sprotte | Linebacker | 7 | 205 | Tennessee Oilers 1998 Tennessee Oilers season The 1998 Tennessee Oilers season was the 39th season the team was with the league and their final season as the Oilers. The team matched their previous season's output of 8–8, marking their third straight season with exactly eight wins. The Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth... |
| Chester Burnett | Linebacker | 7 | 208 | Minnesota Vikings 1998 Minnesota Vikings season 1998 was the 38th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 79th regular season of the National Football League.The 1998 Minnesota Vikings became only the third team in NFL history to win 15 games during the regular season. That year, the Vikings high powered offense scored 556 points... |