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1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Washington State +	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 5 UCLA +	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 14 Arizona State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 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 as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Bellotti, the Ducks compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Pac-10. Oregon was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the Ducks beat Air Force. The team played home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	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 ^OT	38,288
September 27	7:15 pm	at No. 20 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSN	L 49–58	44,732
October 4	1:00 pm	No. 15 Washington State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 13–24	43,516
October 11	3:30 pm	No. 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 No. 6 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA ( rivalry)		W 31–28	73,775
November 15	3:30 pm	at No. 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. No. 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 released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

^ "1997 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "1997 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 43. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

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