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1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Record6–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (3rd season)
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 2 Nebraska † xy$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 8 Kansas State  %   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 23 Missouri   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Colorado   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kansas   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Iowa State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
South Division
No. 20 Texas A&M xy   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 24 Oklahoma State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Texas Tech   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Oklahoma   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Baylor   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – Coaches Poll National Champion
    $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 245 to 217.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:45 PMat No. 5 Tennessee*
ESPNL 17–52106,285
September 136:30 PMSouthwestern Louisiana*
W 59–1435,953
September 206:30 PMNorth Texas*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 27–3043,620
October 46:00 PMat Baylor
W 35–1435,275
October 116:30 PMKansasdagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 17–743,012
October 1812:30 PMat No. 2 Nebraska
L 0–2975,764
October 251:00 PMNo. 20 Texas A&M
W 16–1350,513
November 111:30 AMNo. 13 Kansas State
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FSNL 2–1338,322
November 86:00 PMat Texas
FSNW 24–1076,110
November 152:00 PMat Oklahoma State
W 27–339,400
November 221:00 PMOklahoma
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 21–3240,013
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

References

  1. ^ "1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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