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Stanford

PAC · 1997 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7W 28–12
4Week 4 · Sep 16North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 17–28
5Week 5 · Sep 23Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 27–24
6Week 6 · Sep 30Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC7–5W 58–49
7Week 7 · Oct 7Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–6W 33–15
8Week 8 · Oct 14Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–5L 22–28
9Week 9 · Oct 21Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC9–3L 14–31
11Week 11 · Nov 4UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 7–27
12Week 12 · Nov 11USCH2HPAC6–5L 21–45
13Week 13 · Nov 18Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC10–2L 28–38
14Week 14 · Nov 25California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–8W 21–20

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
3.182
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-18+24
  • Oregon +7
  • Notre Dame +7
  • San José State +4
  • Oregon State +3
  • California +3
  • North Carolina -1
  • UCLA -2
  • Washington State -2
  • Arizona State -3
  • Arizona -5
  • USC -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 #55Better than 61%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56W15#57Regular Season Final#57Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#55Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
-11
+3
+9
+18
-6
-17
-20
-24
-10
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#81992#651993#811994#351995#381996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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