1997 Texas Longhorns football team

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1997 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jack Wright (1st season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 75,512)
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
  • † –
    AP Poll

The 1997 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach John Mackovic, who was fired after the conclusion of the regular season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 p.m.Rutgers*No. 12
FSNW 48–1470,882
September 132:30 p.m.UCLA*No. 11
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCL 3–6677,203
September 2711:00 a.m.at Rice*
ABCW 38–3153,811
October 411:30 a.m.at
Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
    		• FSNL 16–4243,100
    October 112:30 p.m.vs. Oklahoma
    		ABCW 27–2475,587
    October 181:00 p.m.at Missouri
    		L 29–3748,451
    October 252:30 p.m.Colorado
    • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
    • Austin, TX
    		ABCL 30–4778,005
    November 11:00 p.m.at Baylor
    		L 21–2342,719
    November 86:00 p.m.Texas Tech
    		FSNL 10–2476,110
    November 151:00 p.m.Kansas
    • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
    • Austin, TX
    		W 45–3168,097
    November 2810:00 a.m.at No. 15 Texas A&M
    		ABCL 16–2775,349
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [1]

    Rankings

    See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP
    		12121211——————————————
    Coaches10101024—————————————

    Season summary

    Rutgers

    See also: 1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
    1 234Total
    Scarlet Knights 7 007 14
    • Longhorns 0 13287 48
    Scoring summary
    Q17:11RUTGFauntleroy 1 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)RUTG 7–0
    Q213:52TEXWilliams 74 yard run (Dawson kick)Tie 7–7
    Q212:17TEXMcGarity 32 yard pass from Brown (kick failed)TEX 13–7
    Q39:40TEXWilliams 1 yard run (White pass from Brown)TEX 21–7
    Q37:18TEXDawson 52 yard field goalTEX 24–7
    Q35:46TEXWilliams 12 yard run (Dawson kick)TEX 31–7
    Q3:56TEXLewis 3 yard pass from Walton (Dawson kick)TEX 38–7
    Q44:46RUTGFletcher 22 yard pass from Edmonds (Mike-Mayer kick)TEX 38–14
    Q42:14TEXMitchell 15 yard run (Dawson kick)TEX 45–14

    [2]

    UCLA

    See also: 1997 UCLA Bruins football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bruins 28 14 21 3 66
    No. 11 Longhorns 0 0 3 0 3

    [3]

    References

    1. ^ "MackBrown-TexasFootball.com - Official website of the Texas Longhorns - Texas Football". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
    2. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2016-Jun-18.
    3. ^ "UCLA 66, No. 11 Texas 3". AP News. September 13, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2022.


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