1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Alamo Bowl, L 20–33 vs. Purdue
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 24
1997 record	8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Simmons (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Les Miles
Defensive coordinator	Rob Ryan
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,614)

1997 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern 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		6	–	5
Iowa State		1	–	7		1	–	10
Southern 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
† – Coaches Poll National Champion $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:30 PM	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa	FSN	W 21–14	43,841
September 6	7:00 PM	at SW Louisiana*		Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana		W 31–7	16,724
September 13	6:00 PM	Fresno State*		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 35–0	36,000
September 27	6:00 PM	NE Louisiana*		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 38–7	35,200
October 4	11:30 AM	Texas		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	W 42–16	43,100
October 11	6:00 PM	No. 24 Colorado	No. 20	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	W 33–29	50,100
October 25	11:30 AM	Missouri	No. 12	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	L 50–51 ^2/OT	33,300
November 1	6:00 PM	at No. 25 Texas A&M	No. 19	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	FSN	L 25–28	60,776
November 8	1:00 PM	at Oklahoma	No. 25	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Bedlam Game)	PPV	W 30–7	72,422
November 15	2:00 PM	Texas Tech	No. 24	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 3–27	39,400
November 22	2:30 PM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas	ABC	W 24–14	34,794
December 30	7:00 PM	vs. No. 17 Purdue*		Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–33	55,552
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Venues	Boone Pickens Stadium (1920–present) Sherman E. Smith Training Center
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oklahoma: Bedlam Series Texas Tech Tulsa
Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete "The Waving Song" "Ride 'Em Cowboys" Marching band Johnny Bright incident 2011 Iowa State game 2015 homecoming parade crash
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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