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Oklahoma State

B12 · 1997 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
610–556–41
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1944, 2011
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Oklahoma State head-to-head · History & Eras

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB121–10W 21–14
3Week 3 · Sep 9Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 31–7
4Week 4 · Sep 16Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–6W 35–0
6Week 6 · Sep 30UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–7W 38–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Texas (TEXAS)H2HB124–7W 42–16
8Week 8 · Oct 14Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB125–6W 33–29
10Week 10 · Oct 28Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB127–5L 50–51
11Week 11 · Nov 4Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB129–4L 25–28
12Week 12 · Nov 11Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB124–8W 30–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB126–5L 3–27
14Week 14 · Nov 25Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB122–9W 24–14
19Final · Jan 6Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB109–3L 20–33

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.529
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-17+28
  • Fresno State +6
  • UL Monroe +5
  • Colorado +5
  • Texas +4
  • Oklahoma +4
  • Baylor +2
  • Iowa State +1
  • Louisiana +1
  • Purdue -3
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Missouri -5
  • Texas Tech -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.667 Win % · Change -8

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32W15#32Regular Season Final#32Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+24
+35
+31
+26
+4
-1
-3
+23
-24
+10
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#811992#901993#821994#711995#761996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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