1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Oklahoma State Athletics logo (1984-2000).svg
Alamo Bowl, L 20–33 vs. Purdue
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Les Miles (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan (1st season)
Home stadium Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,614)
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Northern 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  
Southern 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

The 1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:30 p.m.at Iowa State
FSN W 21–1443,841
September 67:00 p.m.at Southwestern Louisiana *
W 31–716,724
September 136:00 p.m. Fresno State *
W 35–036,000
September 276:00 p.m. Northeast Louisiana *
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 38–735,200
October 411:30 a.m. Texas
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNW 42–1643,100
October 116:00 p.m.No. 24 Colorado No. 20
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNW 33–2950,100
October 2511:30 a.m. Missouri No. 12
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
FSNL 50–51 2OT33,300
November 16:00 p.m.at No. 25 Texas A&M No. 19
FSNL 25–28 OT60,776
November 81:00 p.m.at Oklahoma No. 25
 PPV W 30–772,422
November 152:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 24
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 3–2739,400
November 222:30 p.m.at Baylor
ABC W 24–1434,794
December 307:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Purdue *
 ESPN L 20–3355,552
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1]

After the season

The 1998 NFL Draft was held on April 18–19, 1998. The following Cowboys were selected. [2]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
128 R. W. McQuarters Defensive back San Francisco 49ers
387 Kevin Williams Defensive back New York Jets
494 Alonzo Mayes Tight end Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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