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1997 Oklahoma

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by John Blake.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1997, game by game: lost vs. Northwestern 0–24; won vs. Syracuse 36–34; lost at California 36–40; won vs. Louisville 35–14; lost at Kansas 17–20; lost vs. Texas 24–27; won vs. Baylor 24–23; lost vs. No. 14 Kansas State 7–26; lost at No. 1 Nebraska 7–69; lost vs. No. 25 Oklahoma State 7–30; lost vs. No. 18 Texas A&M 7–51; won at Texas Tech 32–21+21−62Lost 0–24 vs. Northwestern-24NorthwesternWon 36–34 vs. Syracuse+2SyracuseLost 36–40 at California-4CaliforniaWon 35–14 vs. Louisville+21LouisvilleLost 17–20 at Kansas-3KansasLost 24–27 vs. Texas-3TexasWon 24–23 vs. Baylor+1BaylorLost 7–26 vs. No. 14 Kansas State-19No. 14 Kansas StateLost 7–69 at No. 1 Nebraska-62No. 1 NebraskaLost 7–30 vs. No. 25 Oklahoma State-23No. 25 Oklahoma StateLost 7–51 vs. No. 18 Texas A&M-44No. 18 Texas A&MWon 32–21 at Texas Tech+11Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23vsNorthwesternL 0–⁠2429%
Sep 6vsSyracuseW 36–⁠3429%
Sep 20atCaliforniaL 36–⁠4035%
Sep 27vsLouisvilleW 35–⁠1457%
Oct 4atKansasL 17–⁠2036%
Oct 11vsTexasL 24–⁠2736%
Oct 18vsBaylorW 24–⁠2365%
Oct 25vs14Kansas StateL 7–⁠2628%
Nov 1at1NebraskaL 7–⁠698%
Nov 8vs25Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠3039%
Nov 15vs18Texas A&ML 7–⁠5129%
Nov 22atTexas TechW 32–⁠2115%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 32–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

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.

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠379
Coach
John Blake
Elo
1436 −16 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 81 of 112; offense No. 74, defense No. 79
SRS
−6.7 No. 78 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dick Winder
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 2Stephen Alexander TEWashington Redskins
Rd 5Martin Chase DTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 5Travian Smith LBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Sammy Williams OTBaltimore Ravens

All-Big 12

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

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

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.