Texas

B12 · 1997 Season · Final

Season

Failing

Record

4–7

0.364 Win %

Conference

9th

2–6 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

125

1902–2026

All-Time Record

923–388–32

0.699 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1941, 1947, 1963 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1997 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 9	Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H	IND BE	0–11	W 48–14
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	UCLA H2H	PAC	10–2	L 3–66
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Rice (RICE)H2H	IND WAC	7–4	W 38–31
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H	B12	8–4	L 16–42
8	Week 8 · Oct 14	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	B12	4–8	W 27–24
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	B12	7–5	L 29–37
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Colorado (COLORADO)H2H	B12	5–6	L 30–47
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H	B12	2–9	L 21–23
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	B12	6–5	L 10–24
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Kansas (KANSAS)H2H	B12	5–6	W 45–31
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	B12	9–4	L 16–27

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

4.698

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-19

-35+16

Rice +7
Kansas +5
Oklahoma +4
Rutgers 0
UCLA -2
Oklahoma State -4
Texas A&M -4
Missouri -5
Texas Tech -5
Colorado -6
Baylor -9

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 #77Better than 45%

Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.364 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+34

-63

-26

-8

-17

-2

-14

+14

-11

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.