American college football season
The 1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Pat Hill, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the WAC's Pacific Division. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | | Portland State* | | | W 35–7 | 33,114 |
September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor* | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| | L 35–37 | 32,266 |
September 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | | | L 0–35 | 36,000 |
September 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oregon* | | | L 40–43 OT | 38,288 |
| 5:00 p.m. | Utah | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| ESPN | W 27–13 | 37,994 |
October 11 | 10:05 p.m. | at Hawaii | | | L 16–28 | 28,206 |
October 18 | | at No. 18 Air Force | | | W 20–17 | 45,597 |
October 25 | | UNLV | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| | W 46–28 | 38,002 |
November 1 | | at San Jose State | | | W 53–12 | 18,753 |
November 8 | | at Colorado State | | | L 3–41 | 27,641 |
November 15 | | San Diego State | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA (rivalry)
| Cox 4 | L 19–20 | 34,195 |
November 22 | | Wyoming | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| | W 24–7 | 30,035 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1998 NFL draft.[3][4]
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