Oklahoma
B12 · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 14 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 4× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 25 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Oklahoma head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 26 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 5–7 | L 0–24 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | W 36–34 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H |  PAC | 3–8 | L 36–40 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H |  USA | 1–10 | W 35–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H |  B12 | 5–6 | L 17–20 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | B12 | 4–7 | L 24–27 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | B12 | 2–9 | W 24–23 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 11–1 | L 7–26 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B12 | 13–0 | L 7–69 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | B12 | 8–4 | L 7–30 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | B12 | 9–4 | L 7–51 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | B12 | 6–5 | W 32–21 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Syracuse +9
- Texas Tech +6
- Baylor +2
- Louisville +1
- Nebraska 0
- Kansas State -1
- Oklahoma State -4
- Texas A&M -4
- Kansas -6
- Northwestern -7
- Texas -7
- California -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.333 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.