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1997 California

3–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Pac-10), coached by Tom Holmoe.

Schedule and results

California in 1997, game by game: won at Houston 35–3; won vs. Oklahoma 40–36; lost vs. USC 17–27; lost at Louisiana Tech 34–41; lost vs. No. 10 Washington 3–30; lost at No. 13 Washington State 37–63; lost at No. 13 UCLA 17–35; won vs. Oregon State 33–14; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona State 21–28; lost at Arizona 38–41; lost at Stanford 20–21+32−27Won 35–3 at Houston+32HoustonWon 40–36 vs. Oklahoma+4OklahomaLost 17–27 vs. USC-10USCLost 34–41 at Louisiana Tech-7Louisiana TechLost 3–30 vs. No. 10 Washington-27No. 10 WashingtonLost 37–63 at No. 13 Washington State-26No. 13 Washington StateLost 17–35 at No. 13 UCLA-18No. 13 UCLAWon 33–14 vs. Oregon State+19Oregon StateLost 21–28 vs. No. 15 Arizona State-7No. 15 Arizona StateLost 38–41 at Arizona-3ArizonaLost 20–21 at Stanford-1Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atHoustonW 35–⁠341%
Sep 20vsOklahomaW 40–⁠3666%
Sep 27vsUSCL 17–⁠2758%
Oct 4atLouisiana TechL 34–⁠4142%
Oct 11vs10WashingtonL 3–⁠3030%
Oct 18at13Washington StateL 37–⁠6326%
Oct 25at13UCLAL 17–⁠3518%
Nov 1vsOregon StateW 33–⁠1461%
Nov 8vs15Arizona StateL 21–⁠2824%
Nov 15atArizonaL 38–⁠4132%
Nov 22atStanfordL 20–⁠2135%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

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
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 9th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠339
Coach
Tom Holmoe
Elo
1429 −37 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 57 of 112; offense No. 32, defense No. 80
SRS
2.4 No. 50 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Cosbie
Defensive coordinator
Lyle Setencich

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 2Jeremy Newberry CSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Brandon Whiting DTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Bobby Shaw WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Tarik Smith RBDallas Cowboys

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1997 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1997 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington State7–⁠110–⁠29
UCLA7–⁠110–⁠25
Arizona State6–⁠29–⁠314
Washington5–⁠38–⁠418
Arizona4–⁠47–⁠5
USC4–⁠46–⁠5
Oregon3–⁠57–⁠5
Stanford3–⁠55–⁠6
California1–⁠73–⁠8
Oregon State0–⁠83–⁠8

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