1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Pat Hill, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the WAC's Pacific Division. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record6–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Tedford (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (1st season)
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
(capacity: 41,031)
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x  6 –2   9 –4  
Rice  5 –3   7 –4  
SMU  5 –3   6 –5  
Utah  5 –3   6 –5  
BYU  4 –4   6 –5  
UTEP  3 –5   4 –7  
Tulsa  2 –6   2 –9  
TCU  1 –7   1 –10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$  7 –1   11 –2  
Air Force  6 –2   10 –3  
Fresno State  5 –3   6 –6  
Wyoming  4 –4   7 –6  
San Diego State  4 –4   5 –7  
San Jose State  4 –4   4 –7  
UNLV  2 –6   3 –8  
Hawaii  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30Portland State*
W 35–733,114
September 6Baylor*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 35–3732,266
September 13at Oklahoma State*
L 0–3536,000
September 20at Oregon*
L 40–43 OT38,288
October 2Utah
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–1337,994
October 11at Hawaii
L 16–2828,206
October 18at No. 18 Air Force
W 20–1745,597
October 25UNLV
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 46–2838,002
November 1at San Jose State
W 53–1218,753
November 8at Colorado State
L 3–4127,641
November 15San Diego State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 19–2034,195
November 22Wyoming
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 24–730,035
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[3][4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Chris ConradTackle366Pittsburgh Steelers
Michael PittmanRunning back495Arizona Cardinals

References
  1. "Fresno State 1997 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "1998 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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