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Oregon

PAC · 1997 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
3–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
655–473–34
0.578 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2012
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 25
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–5W 16–9
4Week 4 · Sep 16Nevada (NEVADA)H2HIND BW5–6W 24–20
5Week 5 · Sep 23Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–6W 43–40
6Week 6 · Sep 30Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–6L 49–58
7Week 7 · Oct 7Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC10–2L 13–24
8Week 8 · Oct 14UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 31–39
9Week 9 · Oct 21Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5W 31–13
10Week 10 · Oct 28USCH2HPAC6–5L 22–24
12Week 12 · Nov 11Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–4W 31–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC9–3L 31–52
14Week 14 · Nov 25Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 48–30
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC10–3W 41–13

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
2.126
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-18+45
  • Air Force +10
  • Washington +8
  • Arizona +7
  • Fresno State +6
  • Utah +6
  • Nevada +5
  • Oregon State +3
  • Washington State -2
  • UCLA -2
  • Arizona State -3
  • USC -5
  • Stanford -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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.583 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44W15#44Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+4
+3
-9
-11
-8
+18
-2
+3
-21
+18
+28

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

Final Rank by Season
#371992#581993#221994#211995#401996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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