1997 Texas Longhorns football team

1997 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South Division
1997 record 4–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach John Mackovic (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Gene Dahlquist (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Bobby Jack Wright (1st season)
Home stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,512)
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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach John Mackovic, who was fired after the conclusion of the regular season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 6:00 p.m. Rutgers* No. 12 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FSN W 48–14   70,882
September 13 2:30 p.m. UCLA* No. 11 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ABC L 3–66   77,203
September 27 11:00 a.m. at Rice* Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) ABC W 38–31   53,811
October 4 11:30 a.m. at Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK FSN L 16–42   43,100
October 11 2:30 p.m. vs. Oklahoma Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) ABC W 27–24   75,587
October 18 1:00 p.m. at Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 29–37   48,451
October 25 2:30 p.m. Colorado Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ABC L 30–47   78,005
November 1 1:00 p.m. at Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX L 21–23   42,719
November 8 6:00 p.m. Texas Tech Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) FSN L 10–24   76,110
November 15 1:00 p.m. Kansas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 45–31   68,097
November 26 10:00 a.m. at No. 15 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) ABC L 16–27   75,349
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Season summary

Rutgers

1 234Total
Rutgers 7 007 14
• Texas 0 13287 48

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  2. ↑ USA Today. Retrieved 2016-Jun-18.
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