1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1997 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big 12
Division South
1997 record 4–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach John Blake (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Dick Winder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (2nd season)
Captain Game captains
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,004)
1997 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
No. 2 Nebraska † xy$  8 –0     13 –0  
No. 8 Kansas State %  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 23 Missouri  5 –3     7 –5  
Colorado  3 –5     5 –6  
Kansas  3 –5     5 –6  
Iowa State  1 –7     1 –10  
Southern Division
No. 20 Texas A&M xy  6 –2     9 –4  
No. 24 Oklahoma State  5 –3     8 –4  
Texas Tech  5 –3     6 –5  
Texas  2 –6     4 –7  
Oklahoma  2 –6     4 –8  
Baylor  1 –7     2 –9  
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
  • † – Coaches Poll National Champion
    $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
    x – Division champion/co-champions
    y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They were coached by John Blake.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 23 11:00 AM at Northwestern* Soldier Field • Chicago (Pigskin Classic) ABC L 0–24   36,804
September 6 2:30 PM Syracuse* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma ABC W 36–34   68,342
September 20 5:30 PM at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California FSN L 36–40   48,260
September 27 6:00 PM Louisville* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma FSN W 35–14   74,993
October 4 1:00 PM at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas L 17–20   43,500
October 11 2:30 PM vs. Texas Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Red River Shootout) ABC L 24–27   75,587
October 18 11:30 AM Baylordagger Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma FSN W 24–23   68,578
October 25 1:30 PM No. 14 Kansas State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma PPV L 7–26   68,433
November 1 2:30 PM at No. 1 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) ABC L 7–69   75,926
November 8 1:00 PM No. 25 Oklahoma State Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series) PPV L 7–30   72,422
November 15 6:00 PM No. 18 Texas A&M Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma FSN L 7–51   64,929
November 22 1:00 PM at Texas Tech Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas PPV W 32–21   40,013
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Texas Tech

1 234Total
• Oklahoma 0 91310 32
Texas Tech 3 1503 21

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Awards

References

  1. ↑ "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech". USA Today. November 22, 1997. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "All-Conference Players". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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