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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	7	0	0	7	14
• Texas	0	13	28	7	48

Scoring summary

Q1	7:11	RUTG	Fauntleroy 1 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)	RUTG 7–0

Q2	13:52	TEX	Williams 74 yard run (Dawson kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	12:17	TEX	McGarity 32 yard pass from Brown (kick failed)	TEX 13–7

Q3	9:40	TEX	Williams 1 yard run (White pass from Brown)	TEX 21–7

Q3	7:18	TEX	Dawson 52 yard field goal	TEX 24–7

Q3	5:46	TEX	Williams 12 yard run (Dawson kick)	TEX 31–7

Q3	:56	TEX	Lewis 3 yard pass from Walton (Dawson kick)	TEX 38–7

Q4	4:46	RUTG	Fletcher 22 yard pass from Edmonds (Mike-Mayer kick)	TEX 38–14

Q4	2:14	TEX	Mitchell 15 yard run (Dawson kick)	TEX 45–14

Texas Longhorns football

Venues	Clark Field (1896–1924) Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Oklahoma: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat) Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech (Chancellor's Spurs) Rice

Culture & lore	All-time greatest games Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" Hex Rally 1969 "Game of the Century" Marching band Godzillatron The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2005 Oklahoma game 2005 Texas A&M game 2007 Oklahoma State game 2008 Oklahoma game 2008 Texas Tech game 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draft

Seasons	1893 1894 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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