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American college football season
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 |
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August 30 | 5:30 p.m. | at
Iowa State | | |
FSN | W 21–14 | 43,841 |
September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Southwestern Louisiana* | | | | W 31–7 | 16,724 |
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. |
Fresno State* | | | | W 35–0 | 36,000 |
September 27 | 6:00 p.m. |
Northeast Louisiana* | | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| | W 38–7 | 35,200 |
October 4 | 11:30 a.m. |
Texas | | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| FSN | W 42–16 | 43,100 |
October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24
Colorado | No. 20 | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| FSN | W 33–29 | 50,100 |
October 25 | 11:30 a.m. |
Missouri | No. 12 | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| FSN | L 50–51 2OT | 33,300 |
November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25
Texas A&M | No. 19 | | FSN | L 25–28 OT | 60,776 |
November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Oklahoma | No. 25 | |
PPV | W 30–7 | 72,422 |
November 15 | 2:00 p.m. |
Texas Tech | No. 24 | - Lewis Field
- Stillwater, OK
| | L 3–27 | 39,400 |
November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at
Baylor | | |
ABC | W 24–14 | 34,794 |
December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17
Purdue* | No. 24 | |
ESPN | L 20–33 | 55,552 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 24 | — | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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Coaches | — | | — | — | — | — | — | 20т | 16 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 21 | — | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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After the season
The
1998 NFL Draft was held on April 18–19, 1998. The following Cowboys were selected.
[2]
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National championship seasons in bold |