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Oregon State

PAC · 1997 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
10th
0–8 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
500–609–36
0.452 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1962
#1 Finishes
0
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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND BW4–7W 33–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–6L 24–27
6Week 6 · Sep 30Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC9–3L 10–13
7Week 7 · Oct 7San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 26–12
8Week 8 · Oct 14Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW6–6W 24–16
9Week 9 · Oct 21UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 10–34
10Week 10 · Oct 28Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–4L 17–45
11Week 11 · Nov 4California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–8L 14–33
12Week 12 · Nov 11Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–5L 7–27
13Week 13 · Nov 18USCH2HPAC6–5L 0–23
14Week 14 · Nov 25Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC7–5L 30–48

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
5.219
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-24
-38+14
  • Utah State +6
  • North Texas +4
  • San José State +4
  • UCLA -2
  • Arizona State -3
  • Washington -4
  • Arizona -5
  • USC -5
  • Oregon -5
  • Stanford -6
  • California -8

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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.273 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#89W15#89Regular Season Final#89Post-Season W2#89Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
-3
-3
+14
+8
-24
-28
-19
-20
-23
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#981992#691993#721994#1051995#1011996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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