Stanford Football Team History
Stanford Cardinal
 
	
		|  | Stanford University Stanford, CA
 Founded: 1885
 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
 Capacity: 50,000
 Colors: Cardinal & White
 Coach: Tyrone Ty Willingham
 Conference: Pac 10-
 
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| 1997 Season Highlights |  | Tyrone Ty Willingham enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Stanford. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1997 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 6 | vs.
San Jose State | 28 | 12 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 13 | @
North Carolina | 17 | 28 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 20 | @
Oregon State | 27 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 27 | vs.
Oregon | 58 | 49 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 4 | vs.
Notre Dame | 33 | 15 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 11 | @
Arizona | 22 | 28 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Arizona State | 14 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
UCLA | 7 | 27 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 8 | @
Southern California | 21 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 15 | @
Washington State | 28 | 38 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 22 | vs.
California | 21 | 20 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1997 Season Totals |  | Record | 5-6 |  | Points Scored | 276 |  | Scoring Average | 25.1 |  | Points Allowed | 317 |  | Defense Average | 28.8 |  | Opponents Record | 77-52 |  | Conference Record | 3-5 |  | Home Record | 4-2 |  | Away Record | 1-4 |  | 
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| 1997 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1997 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1997 All Pac 10 Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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