1997 Oregon Ducks football team

1997 Oregon Ducks football
Las Vegas Bowl Champions
Las Vegas Bowl, W 41–13 vs. Air Force
Conference	Pacific-10
1997 record	7–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Bellotti (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Dirk Koetter (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Stubler (2nd year)
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium (Capacity: 41,698)

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 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Mike Bellotti, who was in his 3rd season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 PM	Arizona		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FSN	W 16–9	38,035
September 13	1:05 PM	at Nevada*		Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		W 23–20 OT	30,420
September 20	2:00 PM	Fresno State*		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 43–40	38,288
September 27	7:15 PM	at #20 Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	L 49–58	44,732
October 4	1:00 PM	#15 Washington State		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		L 13–24	43,516
October 11	3:30 PM	#18 UCLA		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FX	L 31–39	42,314
October 18	1:00 PM	Utah*		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 31–13	39,389
October 25	7:15 PM	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 22–24	53,640
November 8	12:30 PM	at #6 Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Rivalry)		W 31–28	73,775
November 15	3:30 PM	at #15 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 31–52	64,779
November 22	1:00 PM	Oregon State		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War)		W 48–30	45,735
December 20	3:00 PM	vs. #23 Air Force*		Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN2	W 41–13	21,514
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.