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1997 Texas Tech

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Spike Dykes.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1997, game by game: lost at No. 5 Tennessee 17–52; won vs. Louisiana 59–14; lost vs. North Texas 27–30; won at Baylor 35–14; won vs. Kansas 17–7; lost at No. 2 Nebraska 0–29; won vs. No. 20 Texas A&M 16–13; lost vs. No. 13 Kansas State 2–13; won at Texas 24–10; won at No. 24 Oklahoma State 27–3; lost vs. Oklahoma 21–32+45−35Lost 17–52 at No. 5 Tennessee-35No. 5 TennesseeWon 59–14 vs. Louisiana+45LouisianaLost 27–30 vs. North Texas-3North TexasWon 35–14 at Baylor+21BaylorWon 17–7 vs. Kansas+10KansasLost 0–29 at No. 2 Nebraska-29No. 2 NebraskaWon 16–13 vs. No. 20 Texas A&M+3No. 20 Texas A&MLost 2–13 vs. No. 13 Kansas State-11No. 13 Kansas StateWon 24–10 at Texas+14TexasWon 27–3 at No. 24 Oklahoma State+24No. 24 Oklahoma StateLost 21–32 vs. Oklahoma-11Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at5TennesseeL 17–⁠5229%
Sep 13vsLouisianaW 59–⁠1478%
Sep 20vsNorth TexasL 27–⁠3083%
Oct 4atBaylorW 35–⁠1459%
Oct 11vsKansasW 17–⁠765%
Oct 18at2NebraskaL 0–⁠2919%
Oct 25vs20Texas A&MW 16–⁠1352%
Nov 1vs13Kansas StateL 2–⁠1343%
Nov 8atTexasW 24–⁠1051%
Nov 15at24Oklahoma StateW 27–⁠343%
Nov 22vsOklahomaL 21–⁠3285%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 32–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 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
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠217
Coach
Spike Dykes
Elo
1583 +7 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 53 of 112; offense No. 80, defense No. 28
SRS
1.6 No. 54 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Dykes
Defensive coordinator
John Goodner
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5/4–⁠4 hybrid

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 7Tony Darden DBMinnesota Vikings

All-Big 12

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Montae ReagorDLCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Dane JohnsonDBCoaches-1; Media-2

Second team

  • Jay PughOLCoaches-2; Media-2
  • Donnie HartWRCoaches-2
  • Cody McGuireDLCoaches-2
  • Tony DardenDBMedia-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.