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Washington

PAC · 1997 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1916–2026
All-Time Record
687–449–32
0.602 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1991
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9BYUH2HIND WAC6–5W 42–20
4Week 4 · Sep 16San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–7W 36–3
5Week 5 · Sep 23Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1213–0L 14–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC9–3W 26–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–8W 30–3
9Week 9 · Oct 21Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–5W 58–28
10Week 10 · Oct 28Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC3–8W 45–17
11Week 11 · Nov 4USCH2HPAC6–5W 27–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC7–5L 28–31
13Week 13 · Nov 18UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 28–52
14Week 14 · Nov 25Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC10–2L 35–41
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–5W 51–23

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
1.602
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+37
-9+46
  • Arizona State +9
  • Arizona +7
  • Michigan State +7
  • BYU +6
  • USC +6
  • San Diego State +5
  • California +3
  • Oregon State +3
  • Nebraska 0
  • UCLA -2
  • Washington State -2
  • Oregon -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 #14Better than 91%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21W15#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W2#15Post-Season W3#14Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+33
-13
+12
+27
+30
+28
+27
-3
-24
-6
+28

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

Final Rank by Season
#111992#311993#341994#281995#121996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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