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American college football season
The 1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They were coached by John Blake.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 23 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Northwestern* | | ABC | L 0–24 | 36,804 |
September 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Syracuse* | | ABC | W 36–34 | 68,342 |
September 20 | 5:30 p.m. | at California* | | FSN | L 36–40 | 48,260 |
September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisville* | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| FSN | W 35–14 | 74,993 |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Kansas | | | L 17–20 | 43,500 |
October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Texas | | ABC | L 24–27 | 75,587 |
October 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Baylor![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| FSN | W 24–23 | 68,578 |
October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 14 Kansas State | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| PPV | L 7–26 | 68,433 |
November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Nebraska | | ABC | L 7–69 | 75,926 |
November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Oklahoma State | | PPV | L 7–30 | 72,422 |
November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 Texas A&M | - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- Norman, OK
| FSN | L 7–51 | 64,929 |
November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | | PPV | W 32–21 | 40,013 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Oklahoma |
0 |
9 | 13 | 10 |
32 |
Texas Tech |
3 |
15 | 0 | 3 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 1:44 | TTU | Tony Rogers 47 yard field goal | TTU 3–0 |
| Q2 | 12:59 | OKLA | Jeremy Alexander 51 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
| Q2 | 10:29 | OKLA | Dane Johnson 57 yard fumble return (Zebbie Lethridge run) | TTU 11–3 |
| Q2 | 5:39 | OKLA | Michael Rose 2 yard run (two-point failed) | TTU 11–9 |
| Q2 | :33 | TTU | Kyle Shipley recovered fumble in end zone (Tony Rogers kick) | TTU 18–9 |
| Q3 | 9:01 | OKLA | Stephen Alexander 19 yard pass from Justin Fuente (Jeremy Alexander kick) | TTU 18–16 |
| Q3 | :46 | OKLA | Seth Littrell 1 yard run (two-point failed) | OKLA 22–18 |
| Q4 | 14:02 | OKLA | Jeremy Alexander 32 yard field goal | OKLA 25–18 |
| Q4 | 12:19 | TTU | Tony Rogers 49 yard field goal | OKLA 25–21 |
| Q4 | 6:08 | OKLA | Seth Littrell 24 yard run (Jeremy Alexander kick) | OKLA 32–21 |
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The following Sooners were selected in the 1998 NFL draft.
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