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1997 Oklahoma State

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Bob Simmons, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1997, game by game: won at Iowa State 21–14; won at Louisiana 31–7; won vs. Fresno State 35–0; won vs. UL Monroe 38–7; won vs. Texas 42–16; won vs. No. 24 Colorado 33–29; lost vs. Missouri 50–51; lost at No. 25 Texas A&M 25–28; won at Oklahoma 30–7; lost vs. Texas Tech 3–27; won at Baylor 24–14; lost vs. No. 17 Purdue 20–33+35−24Won 21–14 at Iowa State+7Iowa StateWon 31–7 at Louisiana+24LouisianaWon 35–0 vs. Fresno State+35Fresno StateWon 38–7 vs. UL Monroe+31UL MonroeWon 42–16 vs. Texas+26TexasWon 33–29 vs. No. 24 Colorado+4No. 24 ColoradoLost 50–51 vs. Missouri-1MissouriLost 25–28 at No. 25 Texas A&M-3No. 25 Texas A&MWon 30–7 at Oklahoma+23OklahomaLost 3–27 vs. Texas Tech-24Texas TechWon 24–14 at Baylor+10BaylorLost 20–33 vs. No. 17 Purdue-13No. 17 Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIowa StateW 21–⁠1447%
Sep 6atLouisianaW 31–⁠747%
Sep 13vsFresno StateW 35–⁠067%
Sep 27vsUL MonroeW 38–⁠779%
Oct 4vsTexasW 42–⁠1649%
Oct 11vs24ColoradoW 33–⁠2947%
Oct 25vsMissouriL 50–⁠5167%
Nov 1at25Texas A&ML 25–⁠2838%
Nov 8atOklahomaW 30–⁠761%
Nov 15vsTexas TechL 3–⁠2757%
Nov 22atBaylorW 24–⁠1468%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs17PurdueAlamo BowlL 20–⁠3348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 33–⁠20 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 20
  2. Wk 9: 16
  3. Wk 10: 12
  4. Wk 11: 19
  5. Wk 12: 25
  6. Wk 13: 24
  7. Wk 15: 25
  8. Wk 16: 24
  9. Wk 17: 24
  10. Final: 24

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.

Consensus All-AmericanAlonzo Mayes, TE

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 12
Points
352–⁠233
Coach
Bob Simmons
Elo
1540 +98 this season
SP+ rating
5.6 No. 49 of 112; offense No. 57, defense No. 43
SRS
5.4 No. 40 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Les Miles
Defensive coordinator
Rob Ryan
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 1R.W. McQuarters DBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Kevin Williams DBNew York Jets
Rd 4Alonzo Mayes TEChicago Bears

All-Big 12

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Josh HensonOLCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Kenyatta WrightLBCoaches-2
  • Jason DavisPMedia-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.