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
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North 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  
South 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
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