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 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big 12
	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 Conference 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
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.	at 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

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Game summaries

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 0 9 13 10 32 Texas Tech 3 15 0 3 21 Date: November 22 Location: Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game attendance: 40,013

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

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Awards

• All-Big 12: DT Kelly Gregg[3]

1998 NFL Draft

The following Sooners were selected in the 1998 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall Pick	NFL Team
Stephen Alexander	TE	2	48	Washington Redskins
Martin Chase	DT	5	124	Baltimore Ravens
Travian Smith	LB	5	152	Oakland Raiders
Sammy Williams	OT	6	164	Baltimore Ravens

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.