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1997 Kansas

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Terry Allen.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1997, game by game: won vs. UAB 24–0; won vs. TCU 17–10; won vs. Missouri 15–7; lost at Cincinnati 7–34; won vs. Oklahoma 20–17; lost at Texas Tech 7–17; lost at Colorado 6–42; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 0–35; won vs. Iowa State 34–24; lost at No. 11 Kansas State 16–48; lost at Texas 31–45+24−36Won 24–0 vs. UAB+24UABWon 17–10 vs. TCU+7TCUWon 15–7 vs. Missouri+8MissouriLost 7–34 at Cincinnati-27CincinnatiWon 20–17 vs. Oklahoma+3OklahomaLost 7–17 at Texas Tech-10Texas TechLost 6–42 at Colorado-36ColoradoLost 0–35 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-35No. 1 NebraskaWon 34–24 vs. Iowa State+10Iowa StateLost 16–48 at No. 11 Kansas State-32No. 11 Kansas StateLost 31–45 at Texas-14Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsUABW 24–⁠073%
Sep 6vsTCUW 17–⁠1068%
Sep 13vsMissouriW 15–⁠762%
Sep 20atCincinnatiL 7–⁠3451%
Oct 4vsOklahomaW 20–⁠1764%
Oct 11atTexas TechL 7–⁠1735%
Oct 18atColoradoL 6–⁠4227%
Oct 25vs1NebraskaL 0–⁠3518%
Nov 1vsIowa StateW 34–⁠2475%
Nov 8at11Kansas StateL 16–⁠4817%
Nov 15atTexasL 31–⁠4541%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 45–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠279
Coach
Terry Allen
Elo
1452 −47 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 83 of 112; offense No. 102, defense No. 53
SRS
−9.5 No. 82 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Salmon
Defensive coordinator
Ardell Wiegandt

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 7Ron Warner LBNew Orleans Saints

All-Big 12

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Tony BlevinsDBCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Dean RoyalPCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1997 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1997 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska8–⁠013–⁠02
Kansas State7–⁠111–⁠18
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠420
Oklahoma State5–⁠38–⁠424
Missouri5–⁠37–⁠523
Texas Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠55–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas2–⁠64–⁠7
Oklahoma2–⁠64–⁠8
Baylor1–⁠72–⁠9
Iowa State1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.