1997 Washington State Cougars football team

1997 Washington State Cougars football

Pacific-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 16–21 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
1997 record	10–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Price (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	John McDonell (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Doba (4th year)
Home stadium	Martin Stadium (Capacity: 37,600)

1997 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Washington State +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#5 UCLA +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#14 Arizona State		6	–	2		9	–	3
#18 Washington		5	–	3		8	–	4
Arizona		4	–	4		7	–	5
USC		4	–	4		6	–	5
Oregon		3	–	5		7	–	5
Stanford		3	–	5		5	–	6
California		1	–	7		3	–	8
Oregon State		0	–	8		3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against Pac-10 opponents), won the Pac-10 championship, lost to Michigan in the 1998 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 483 to 296.^[1]^[2] The Cougars and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Leaf with 3,968 passing yards, Michael Black with 1,181 rushing yards, and Chris Jackson with 1,005 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 PM	UCLA		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 37–34	26,000
September 13	3:30 PM	at No. 23 USC		Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 28–21	51,655
September 20	9:30 AM	at Illinois*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN2	W 35–22	47,131
September 27	2:00 PM	Boise State*	No. 15	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 58–0	34,131
October 4	1:00 PM	at Oregon	No. 15	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 24–13	43,516
October 18	2:00 PM	California	No. 13	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 63–37	35,739
October 25	12:30 PM	Arizona	No. 10	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 35–34 ^OT	31,137
November 1	7:00 PM	at No. 20 Arizona State	No. 10	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 31–44	73,644
November 8	2:00 PM	Southwestern Louisiana*	No. 16	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 77–7	32,345
November 15	2:00 PM	Stanford	No. 14	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 38–28	40,306
November 22	12:30 PM	at No. 20 Washington	No. 11	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA - (Apple Cup)	ABC	W 41–35	74,268
January 1	2:00 PM	vs. No. 1 Michigan*	No. 8	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA - (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 16–21	101,219
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Awards and honors

Ryan Leaf, Sammy Baugh Trophy

NFL Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Ryan Leaf	QB	1	2	San Diego Chargers
Leon Bender	DT	2	31	Oakland Raiders
Dorian Boose	DT	2	56	New York Jets
Jason McEndoo	T	7	197	Seattle Seahawks

Source:^[4]

References

↑ "1997 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ "1997 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1998.htm

Washington State Cougars football

Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Pac-12 Conference football champions

Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Idaho, Stanford, & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)

AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)

Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)

Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)

Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016)

National championships in bold

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