1997 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1997 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Tyrone Willingham, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

1997 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tyrone Willingham (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dana Bible (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Bill Harris (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Washington State +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 5 UCLA +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 14 Arizona State		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	12:30 p.m.	San Jose State*	No. 17	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 28–12	37,500
September 13	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 North Carolina*	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 17–28	57,800	[1]
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	No. 21	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 27–24	26,244
September 27	7:15 p.m.	Oregon	No. 20	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	W 58–49	44,721
October 4	12:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 19	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 33–15	75,651
October 11	7:15 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 16	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	L 22–28	40,273
October 18	12:30 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 25	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 14–31	43,909
November 1	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 UCLA		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	L 7–27	54,332
November 8	12:30 p.m.	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–45	58,900
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 28–38	40,306
November 22	12:30 p.m.	California		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	KGO	W 21–20	85,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific 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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	18	18	17	17	21	20	19	16	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	18		17	18	23	22	21	17	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Game summaries

California

See also: 1997 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears (3–8) at Stanford Cardinal (4–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	10	0	10	20
Stanford	7	14	0	0	21

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

• Date: November 22
• Game attendance: 85,000
• TV: ABC
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter STAN – Corey Hill 41-yard interception return (Kevin Miller kick), 2:32. Stanford 7–0. Second quarter STAN – Anthony Bookman 13 yard run (kick failed), 9:34. Stanford 13–0. Drive: CAL – Tarik Smith 19-yard run (Tim Wolleck kick), 7:58. Stanford 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards. STAN – Troy Walters 36-yard pass from Chad Hutchinson (pass good), 4:02. Stanford 21–7. Drive: CAL – Ignacio Brache 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Stanford 21–10. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter CAL – Bobby Shaw 12-yard pass from Justin Vedder (pass good), 4:46. Stanford 21–18. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards. CAL – Safety, 0:19. Stanford 21–20. Top passers CAL – STAN – Top rushers CAL – STAN – Top receivers CAL – Dameane Douglas – 11 receptions, 143 yards STAN –

• 100th meeting
• Chris Draft intercepted a Justin Vedder pass at the Stanford 14 with 1:22 left to seal the win.

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Tyrone Willingham – Head coach
• Dana Bible – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
• Earle Mosley – Running backs
• Mose Rison – wide receivers
• Dave Borbely – Offensive line (centers and guards)
• Chuck Moller – Tight ends and offensive line (tackles)
• Bill Harris – Defensive coordinator and defensive backs
• Phil Zacharias – Defensive ends and special teams coordinator
• Kent Baer – Inside and outside linebacker
• Dave Tipton – Recruiting coordinator

Roster

• LB Chris Draft
• QB Chad Hutchinson
• K Kevin Miller
• WR Troy Walters
• TE Tommy Hanson
• RB Mike Mitchell