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1997 San Diego State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ted Tollner.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 1997, game by game: won vs. Navy 45–31; lost at No. 3 Washington 3–36; lost at Wisconsin 10–36; lost at Air Force 18–24; lost at Arizona 28–31; lost vs. New Mexico 21–36; won vs. UNLV 20–17; won at Hawai’i 10–3; lost at Wyoming 17–41; won vs. San José State 48–21; won at Fresno State 20–19; lost vs. No. 25 Colorado State 17–38+27−33Won 45–31 vs. Navy+14NavyLost 3–36 at No. 3 Washington-33No. 3 WashingtonLost 10–36 at Wisconsin-26WisconsinLost 18–24 at Air Force-6Air ForceLost 28–31 at Arizona-3ArizonaLost 21–36 vs. New Mexico-15New MexicoWon 20–17 vs. UNLV+3UNLVWon 10–3 at Hawai’i+7Hawai’iLost 17–41 at Wyoming-24WyomingWon 48–21 vs. San José State+27San José StateWon 20–19 at Fresno State+1Fresno StateLost 17–38 vs. No. 25 Colorado State-21No. 25 Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNavyW 45–⁠3161%
Sep 13at3WashingtonL 3–⁠3631%
Sep 20atWisconsinL 10–⁠3640%
Sep 27atAir ForceL 18–⁠2429%
Oct 4atArizonaL 28–⁠3146%
Oct 11vsNew MexicoL 21–⁠3653%
Oct 18vsUNLVW 20–⁠1774%
Oct 25atHawai’iW 10–⁠361%
Nov 1atWyomingL 17–⁠4134%
Nov 8vsSan José StateW 48–⁠2178%
Nov 15atFresno StateW 20–⁠1946%
Nov 22vs25Colorado StateL 17–⁠3837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 38–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 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.

Consensus All-AmericanKyle Turley, OL

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠333
Coach
Ted Tollner
Elo
1476 −78 this season
SP+ rating
-0.9 No. 69 of 112; offense No. 65, defense No. 57
SRS
−3.7 No. 71 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Lay
Defensive coordinator
Claude Gilbert
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 1Kyle Turley OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Az-zahir Hakim WRSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Ephraim Salaam OTAtlanta Falcons

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.