1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1997 Fresno State Bulldogs football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
1997 record	6–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Hill (1st season)
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031)

1997 WAC 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	Portland State*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 35–7	33,114
September 6	Baylor*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	L 35–37	32,266
September 13	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	L 0–35	36,000
September 20	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	L 40–43 ^OT	38,288
October 2	Utah	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 27–13	37,994
October 11	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI (Rivalry)	L 16–28	28,206
October 18	at No. 18 Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 20–17	45,597
October 25	UNLV	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 46–28	38,002
November 1	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Rivalry)	W 53–12	18,753
November 8	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	L 3–41	27,641
November 15	San Diego State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)	L 19–20	34,195
November 22	Wyoming	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 24–7	30,035
*Non-conference game.

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

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

Fresno State Bulldogs football
Venues	Ratcliffe Stadium (1926–1979) Bulldog Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State (Battle for the Milk Can) Louisiana Tech (Battle for the Bone) San Diego State (Battle for the Oil Can) San Jose State (Valley Cup)
Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band
People	Head coaches List Head Coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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