1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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.

1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North 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
South 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
x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † – Coaches Poll National Champion $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

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

The following Sooners were selected in the 1998 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
2	48	Stephen Alexander	Tight end	Washington Redskins
5	124	Martin Chase	Defensive tackle	Baltimore Ravens
5	152	Travian Smith	Linebacker	Oakland Raiders
6	164	Sammy Williams	Offensive tackle	Baltimore Ravens

^ "1990s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. 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.

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