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Colorado State

WAC · 1997 Season · Final

Developing
Record
11–2
0.846 Win %
Conference
1st
8–1 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND BW5–6W 45–13
3Week 3 · Sep 9Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB125–6L 21–31
4Week 4 · Sep 16Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW6–6W 35–24
5Week 5 · Sep 23Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC10–3L 0–24
7Week 7 · Oct 7Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC3–9W 63–0
8Week 8 · Oct 14San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 55–20
9Week 9 · Oct 21Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC7–6W 14–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND WAC2–9W 44–8
11Week 11 · Nov 4UNLVH2HIND WAC3–8W 45–19
12Week 12 · Nov 11Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–6W 41–3
14Week 14 · Nov 25San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–7W 38–17
16Regular Season Final · Dec 9New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC9–4W 41–13
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB127–5W 35–24

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
1.370
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+48
-9+57
  • New Mexico +9
  • Wyoming +7
  • Missouri +7
  • Utah State +6
  • Fresno State +6
  • Nevada +5
  • San Diego State +5
  • San José State +4
  • Hawai'i +3
  • UNLV +3
  • Tulsa +2
  • Air Force -3
  • Colorado -6

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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.846 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14W15#13Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W2#13Post-Season W3#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+32
-10
+11
-24
+63
+35
+7
+36
+26
+38
+21
+28
+11

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

Final Rank by Season
#821992#601993#111994#301995#461996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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