Arizona

PAC · 1997 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding

Record

7–5

0.583 Win %

Conference

6th

4–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

1931–2026

All-Time Record

521–469–23

0.526 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1961, 1998

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 14

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arizona head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Oregon (OREGON)H2H	PAC	7–5	L 9–16
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	UAB H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 24–10
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	10–3	L 20–28
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	UCLA H2H	PAC	10–2	L 27–40
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	5–7	W 31–28
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	5–6	W 28–22
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	8–4	L 28–58
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	10–2	L 34–35
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H	PAC	3–8	W 27–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	3–8	W 41–38
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H	PAC	9–3	W 28–16
3	Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H	IND WAC	9–4	W 20–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum

2.262

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+23

-16+39

Arizona State +9
New Mexico +9
UAB +5
San Diego State +5
Stanford +5
Oregon State +3
California +3
UCLA -2
Washington State -2
Ohio State -3
Washington -4
Oregon -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #31Better than 78%

Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.583 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-7

+14

-8

-13

-30

-1

+20

+12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.