1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     7 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
BYU   4 – 4     6 – 5  
UTEP   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 9  
TCU   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Air Force   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Fresno State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno[note 1] during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Pat Hill, in his first year, and they played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the 1997 season with a record of six wins, six losses (6–6, 5–3 WAC).

Schedule

August 30Portland State*

W 35–733,114 September 6Baylor*

  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, California

L 35–3732,266 September 13at Oklahoma State*

L 0–3536,000 September 20at Oregon*

L 40–43 OT38,288 October 2Utah

  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, California

W 27–1337,994 October 11at Hawaii

L 16–2828,206 October 18at No. 18 Air Force

W 20–1745,597 October 25UNLV

  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, California

W 46–2838,002 November 1at San Jose State

W 53–1218,753 November 8at Colorado State

L 3–4127,641 November 15San Diego State

  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, California (Rivalry)

L 19–2034,195 November 22Wyoming

  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, California

W 24–730,035

Template:CFB Schedule End [1][2][3]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Chris Conrad Tackle 3 66 Pittsburgh Steelers
Michael Pittman Running back 4 95 Arizona Cardinals

Notes

  1. ^ Fresno State College was renamed California State University, Fresno in 1972, but is still commonly called Fresno State. See: Fresno State

References

  1. ^ "Fresno State 1997 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "1998 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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