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1997 Washington Huskies football team

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1997 Washington Huskies football

Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 51–23 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jim Lambright (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Linehan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Randy Hart (3rd season)
MVP	Jerome Pathon
Captains	Jerry Jensen Rashaan Shehee Jerome Pathon Tony Parrish
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.9Washington State +	7	–	1	10	–	2
No.5UCLA +	7	–	1	10	–	2
No.14Arizona State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No.18Washington	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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jim Lambright, the team compiled an 8–4 record, finished fourth in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 420 to 259.^[1] Receiver Jerome Pathon was selected as the team's most valuable player. Seniors Pathon, Jerry Jensen, Rashaan Shehee, Tony Parrish were the team captains.

After a 27–0 shutout of USC on November 1,^[2] the Huskies were 7–1 and ranked sixth in the nation. Saddled with injuries,^[2]^[3] they lost the final three conference games to unranked Oregon,^[4] #9 UCLA, and #11 Washington State.^[5]^[6]

At the Aloha Bowl on Christmas Day against #25 Michigan State, Washington built a 31–10 lead at halftime and won 51–23;^[3]^[7] it was Lambright's sole bowl victory in his six seasons as head coach. The win moved UW up three spots in the final rankings, to #18 in both major polls.^[8]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	12:30 p.m.	at No. 19BYU*	No. 4	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	FSN	W 42–20	65,978
September 13	12:30 p.m.	San Diego State*	No. 3	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 36–3	71,081
September 20	12:30 p.m.	No. 7Nebraska*	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 14–27	74,023
October 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 25Arizona State	No. 10	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 26–14	74,986
October 11	12:30 p.m.	atCalifornia	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 30–3	48,000
October 18	12:30 p.m.	atArizona	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ABC	W 58–28	50,585
October 25	3:30 p.m.	atOregon State	No. 7	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	W 45–17	28,067
November 1	12:30 p.m.	USC	No. 7	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 27–0	73,401
November 8	12:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 6	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)		L 28–31	73,775
November 15	12:30 p.m.	at No. 9UCLA	No. 13	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 28–52	85,697
November 22	12:30 p.m.	No. 11Washington State	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	L 35–41	74,268
December 25	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25Michigan State*	No. 21	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 51–23	34,419
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	4(10)	4(9)	4(9)	3(14)	2(19)	10	10	10	10	7	7	6	13	17	21	21	21	18
Coaches	3(15)		4(7)	3(13)	3(12)	11	11	9	8	7	7	6	14	20	22	22	23	18

Roster[edit]

1997 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`88`	Jeremy Brigham	Sr
TE	`85`	Cameron Cleeland	Sr
OT	`67`	Tony Coats	Jr
WR	`22`	Fred Coleman	Sr
FB	`47`	Pat Conniff	Fr
OT	`75`	Aaron Dalan	Jr
WR	`3`	Andre DeSaussure	Jr
RB	`18`	Jason Harris	Jr
WR	`4`	Ja'Warren Hooker	Fr
QB	`7`	Brock Huard	So
G	`70`	Ben Kadletz	Jr
FB	`25`	George Keiaho	Jr
C	`77`	Olin Kreutz	Jr
G	`75`	Benji Olson	Jr
WR	`24`	Jerome Pathon (C)	Sr
FB	`36`	Mike Reed	Jr
RB	`32`	Maurice Shaw	So
RB	`1`	Rashaan Shehee (C)	Sr
QB	`11`	Marques Tuiasosopo	Fr
G	`71`	Chad Ward	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
ROV	`8`	Nigel Burton	Jr
CB	`10`	Toure Butler	Fr
DE	`35`	Cris Campbell	Sr
DE	`46`	Jason Chorak	Sr
CB	`15`	Javon Daniels	So
LB	`27`	Marques Hairston	So
DT	`95`	Jabari Issa	So
LB	`40`	Jerry Jensen (C)	Sr
CB	`25`	Mel Miller	So
FS	`7`	Tony Parrish (C)	Sr
LB	`4`	Jeremiah Pharms	Fr
CB	`1`	Jermaine Smith	So
LB	`17`	Lester Towns	So
DT	`78`	Mac Tuiaea	So
NT	`67`	Sekou Wiggs	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`19`	Nick Lentz	Fr
P	`13`	Sean O'Laughlin	Jr

Head coach

Jim Lambright (5th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Randy Hart (AHC, DC, DL)
Scott Linehan (OC, WR)
Dick Baird (LB)
Bill Diedrick (QB)
Rick Mallory (TE)
Ron Milus (DB)
Steve Morton (OL)
Wayne Moses (RB)
Scott Pelluer (Rov, Wh LB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[9]^[10]

NFL draft[edit]

Ten Huskies were selected in the 1998 NFL draft, which lasted seven rounds (241 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Jerome Pathon	WR	2nd	32	Indianapolis Colts
Tony Parrish	S	2nd	35	Chicago Bears
Cameron Cleeland	TE	2nd	40	New Orleans Saints
Olin Kreutz	C	3rd	64	Chicago Bears
Rashaan Shehee	RB	3rd	88	Kansas City Chiefs
Jeremy Brigham	TE	5th	127	Oakland Raiders
Jerry Jensen	LB	5th	136	Carolina Panthers
Benji Olson	G	5th	139	Tennessee Oilers
Fred Coleman	WR	6th	160	Buffalo Bills
Jason Chorak	LB	7th	236	St. Louis Rams

References[edit]

^ "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

^ ^a ^b Condotta, Bob (November 2, 1997). "UW emerges battered, not beaten". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.

^ ^a ^b "UW leis Spartans low". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 26, 1997. p. C1.

^ Conrad, John (November 9, 1997). "Ducks turn Huskies to mush". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

^ Cour, Jim (November 23, 1997). "Everything comes up roses for WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.

^ Sando, Mike (November 23, 1997). "On to Pasadena!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

^ Withers, Bud (December 26, 1997). "Huskies too fast, too big for Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1C.

^ "College football final polls". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. January 3, 1998. p. 3D.

^ "Washington Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Football '97). August 26, 1997. p. C2.

^ Conrad, John (November 8, 1997). "Ducks need special effort against Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

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