Texas Tech
B12 · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas Tech head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 11–2 | L 17–52 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 59–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND BW | 4–7 | L 27–30 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H |  B12 | 2–9 | W 35–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | B12 | 5–6 | W 17–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2H | B12 | 13–0 | L 0–29 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | B12 | 9–4 | W 16–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 11–1 | L 2–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | B12 | 4–7 | W 24–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | B12 | 8–4 | W 27–3 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | B12 | 4–8 | L 21–32 |
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).
- Texas A&M +9
- Oklahoma State +8
- Kansas +5
- Texas +4
- Baylor +2
- Louisiana +1
- Nebraska 0
- Kansas State -1
- Tennessee -2
- North Texas -7
- Oklahoma -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 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.