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1997 BYU

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1997, game by game: lost vs. No. 4 Washington 20–42; won at No. 14 Arizona State 13–10; won at SMU 19–16; won vs. Utah State 42–35; lost at Rice 14–27; won vs. Hawai’i 17–3; won vs. TCU 31–10; lost at UTEP 3–14; won vs. Tulsa 49–39; lost at New Mexico 28–38; lost vs. Utah 14–20+21−22Lost 20–42 vs. No. 4 Washington-22No. 4 WashingtonWon 13–10 at No. 14 Arizona State+3No. 14 Arizona StateWon 19–16 at SMU+3SMUWon 42–35 vs. Utah State+7Utah StateLost 14–27 at Rice-13RiceWon 17–3 vs. Hawai’i+14Hawai’iWon 31–10 vs. TCU+21TCULost 3–14 at UTEP-11UTEPWon 49–39 vs. Tulsa+10TulsaLost 28–38 at New Mexico-10New MexicoLost 14–20 vs. Utah-6Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vs4WashingtonL 20–⁠4264%
Sep 20at14Arizona StateW 13–⁠1033%
Sep 27atSMUW 19–⁠1671%
Oct 3vsUtah StateW 42–⁠3580%
Oct 11atRiceL 14–⁠2758%
Oct 18vsHawai’iW 17–⁠386%
Oct 25vsTCUW 31–⁠1089%
Nov 1atUTEPL 3–⁠1482%
Nov 8vsTulsaW 49–⁠3983%
Nov 15atNew MexicoL 28–⁠3850%
Nov 22vsUtahL 14–⁠2066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 6: 23
  5. Wk 7: 24
  6. Wk 8: 21

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
250–⁠254
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1543 −116 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 68 of 112; offense No. 77, defense No. 46
SRS
−3.2 No. 69 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Norm Chow and Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Ken Schmidt
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 5Eric Bateman OTNew York Jets
Rd 6Dustin Johnson RBNew York Jets
Rd 7Jason Andersen CNew England Patriots

1997 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠111–⁠217
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠3
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Rice5–⁠37–⁠4
Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU5–⁠36–⁠5
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠6
BYU4–⁠46–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠47–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State4–⁠44–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠54–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠63–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠62–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
TCU1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.