1997 Washington Huskies football team

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.

1997 Washington Huskies football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 51–23 vs. Michigan State
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
1997 record8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Linehan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRandy Hart (3rd season)
MVPJerome Pathon
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
1997 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 612:30 p.m.at No. 19 BYU*No. 4
ABCW 42–2065,978
September 1312:30 p.m.San Diego State*No. 3
FSNW 36–371,081
September 2012:30 p.m.No. 7 Nebraska*No. 2
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCL 14–2774,023
October 43:30 p.m.No. 25 Arizona StateNo. 10
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
FSNW 26–1474,986
October 1112:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 10
W 30–348,000
October 1812:30 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 10
ABCW 58–2850,585
October 253:30 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 7
FSNW 45–1728,067
November 112:30 p.m.USCNo. 7
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 27–073,401
November 812:30 p.m.OregonNo. 6
L 28–3173,775
November 1512:30 p.m.at No. 9 UCLANo. 13
ABCL 28–5285,697
November 2212:30 p.m.No. 11 Washington StateNo. 17
ABCL 35–4174,268
December 2512:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 Michigan State*No. 21
ABCW 51–2334,419
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster
1997 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 88 Jeremy Brigham Sr
TE 85 Cameron Cleeland Sr
T 67 Tony Coats Jr
WR 22 Fred Coleman Sr
FB 47 Pat Conniff Fr
T 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.#NameClass
ROV 8 Nigel Burton Jr
CB 10 Toure Butler Fr
DE 35 Cris Campbell Sr
DE 46 Jason Chorak Sr
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.#NameClass
PK 19 Nick Lentz Fr
P 13 Sean O'Laughlin Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[9][10]

NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Jerome PathonWR2nd32Indianapolis Colts
Tony ParrishS2nd35Chicago Bears
Cameron CleelandTE2nd40New Orleans Saints
Olin KreutzC3rd64Chicago Bears
Rashaan SheheeRB3rd88Kansas City Chiefs
Jeremy BrighamTE5th127Oakland Raiders
Jerry JensenLB5th136Carolina Panthers
Benji OlsonG5th139Tennessee Oilers
Fred ColemanWR6th160Buffalo Bills
Jason ChorakLB7th236St. Louis Rams

References
  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. Condotta, Bob (November 2, 1997). "UW emerges battered, not beaten". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
  3. "UW leis Spartans low". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 26, 1997. p. C1.
  4. Conrad, John (November 9, 1997). "Ducks turn Huskies to mush". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  5. Cour, Jim (November 23, 1997). "Everything comes up roses for WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  6. Sando, Mike (November 23, 1997). "On to Pasadena!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  7. Withers, Bud (December 26, 1997). "Huskies too fast, too big for Spartans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1C.
  8. "College football final polls". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. January 3, 1998. p. 3D.
  9. "Washington Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Football '97). August 26, 1997. p. C2.
  10. Conrad, John (November 8, 1997). "Ducks need special effort against Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
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