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1997 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record6–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorNorm Chow (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRoger French (17th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 61:30 pmNo. 4 Washington*No. 19
ABCL 20–4265,978
September 208:15 pmat No. 14 Arizona State*
FSNW 13–1062,376
September 271:00 pmat SMUNo. 23
W 19–16 OT23,701
October 37:00 pmUtah State*No. 24
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
KSLW 42–3565,754
October 117:00 pmat RiceNo. 21
ESPN2L 14–2723,814
October 1812:00 pmHawaii
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
KSLW 17–364,558
October 2512:00 pmTCU
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
KSLW 31–1063,004
November 16:30 pmat UTEP
KSLL 3–1418,630
November 812:00 pmTulsa
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
KSLW 49–3964,200
November 153:00 pmat New Mexico
ESPN2L 28–3830,363
November 221:30 pmUtah
ABCL 14–2065,868

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Rankings

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See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP191919—232421———————————
Coaches1716——242421——25———————

Roster

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1997 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 79 Jason Andersen Sr
OL 75 John Tait So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 44 Rob Morris So
LB 46 Shay Muirbrook (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1997 schedule". Brigham Young University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2014.


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