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Fresno State

WAC · 1997 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–6
0.500 Win %
Conference
9th
5–3 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
403–285–4
0.585 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2PORTLAND STATEUnranked—W 35–7
3Week 3 · Sep 9Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB122–9L 35–37
4Week 4 · Sep 16Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB128–4L 0–35
5Week 5 · Sep 23Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC7–5L 40–43
7Week 7 · Oct 7Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5W 27–13
8Week 8 · Oct 14Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC3–9L 16–28
9Week 9 · Oct 21Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC10–3W 20–17
10Week 10 · Oct 28UNLVH2HIND WAC3–8W 46–28
11Week 11 · Nov 4San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 53–12
12Week 12 · Nov 11Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC11–2L 3–41
13Week 13 · Nov 18San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–7L 19–20
14Week 14 · Nov 25Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC7–6W 24–7

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
3.683
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-36+30
  • Air Force +10
  • Wyoming +7
  • Utah +6
  • San José State +4
  • UNLV +3
  • Colorado State -2
  • Oklahoma State -4
  • Oregon -5
  • San Diego State -7
  • Baylor -9
  • Hawai'i -9

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 #64Better than 54%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.500 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#67W15#67Regular Season Final#68Post-Season W2#65Post-Season W3#64Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-2
-35
-3
+14
-12
+3
+18
+41
-38
-1
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#281992#281993#631994#701995#841996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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