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 in fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 420 to 259.[1] Jerome Pathon was selected as the team's most valuable player. Pathon, Jerry Jensen, Rashaan Shehee, Tony Parrish were the team captains.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | 12:30 PM | at No. 19 BYU* | No. 4 | | ABC | W 42–20 | 65,978 |
| September 13 | 12:30 PM | San Diego State* | No. 3 | | FSN | W 36–3 | 71,081 |
| September 20 | 12:30 PM | No. 7 Nebraska* | No. 2 | | ABC | L 14–27 | 74,023 |
| October 4 | 3:30 PM | No. 25 Arizona State | No. 10 | | FSN | W 26–14 | 74,986 |
| October 11 | 12:30 PM | at California | No. 10 | | | W 30–3 | 48,000 |
| October 18 | 12:30 PM | at Arizona | No. 10 | | ABC | W 58–28 | 50,585 |
| October 25 | 3:30 PM | at Oregon State | No. 7 | | FSN | W 45–17 | 28,067 |
| November 1 | 12:30 PM | USC | No. 7 | | ABC | W 27–0 | 73,401 |
| November 8 | 12:30 PM | Oregon | No. 6 | | | L 28–31 | 73,775 |
| November 15 | 12:30 PM | at No. 9 UCLA | No. 13 | | ABC | L 28–52 | 85,697 |
| November 22 | 12:30 PM | No. 11 Washington State | No. 17 | | ABC | L 35–41 | 74,268 |
| December 25 | 12:30 PM | vs. No. 25 Michigan State* | No. 21 | | ABC | W 51–23 | 34,419 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
| 1997 Washington Huskies football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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