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 year)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (2nd year)
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
#2 Nebraska xy$		8	–	0		13	–	0
#8 Kansas State %		7	–	1		11	–	1
#23 Missouri		5	–	3		7	–	5
Colorado		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5		6	–	5
Iowa State		1	–	7		1	–	10
Southern Division
#20 Texas A&M xy		6	–	2		9	–	4
#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
† – 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, IL (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	L 0–24	36,804
September 6	2:30 PM	Syracuse*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	W 36–34	68,342
September 20	5:30 PM	at California*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 36–40	48,260
September 27	6:00 PM	Louisville*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	W 35–14	74,993
October 4	1:00 PM	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		L 17–20	43,500
October 11	2:30 PM	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 24–27	75,587
October 18	11:30 AM	Baylor	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	W 24–23	68,578
October 25	1:30 PM	No. 14 Kansas State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	PPV	L 7–26	68,433
November 1	2:30 PM	at No. 1 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	L 7–69	75,926
November 8	1:00 PM	No. 25 Oklahoma State	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series)	PPV	L 7–30	72,422
November 15	6:00 PM	No. 18 Texas A&M	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN	L 7–51	64,929
November 22	1:00 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	PPV	W 32–21	40,013
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma	0	9	13	10	32
Texas Tech	3	15	0	3	21

Scoring summary

Q1	1:44	TTU	Tony Rogers 47 yard field goal	TTU 3–0

Q2	12:59	OKLA	Jeremy Alexander 51 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	10:29	OKLA	Dane Johnson 57 yard fumble return (Zebbie Lethridge run)	TTU 11–3

Q2	5:39	OKLA	Michael Rose 2 yard run (two-point failed)	TTU 11–9

Q2	:33	TTU	Kyle Shipley recovered fumble in end zone (Tony Rogers kick)	TTU 18–9

Q3	9:01	OKLA	Stephen Alexander 19 yard pass from Justin Fuente (Jeremy Alexander kick)	TTU 18–16

Q3	:46	OKLA	Seth Littrell 1 yard run (two-point failed)	OKLA 22–18

Q4	14:02	OKLA	Jeremy Alexander 32 yard field goal	OKLA 25–18

Q4	12:19	TTU	Tony Rogers 49 yard field goal	OKLA 25–21

Q4	6:08	OKLA	Seth Littrell 24 yard run (Jeremy Alexander kick)	OKLA 32–21

↑ "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
↑ "Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech". USA Today. November 22, 1997. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
↑ "All-Conference Players". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Kick The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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