1997 Missouri Tigers football team

1997 Missouri Tigers football
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 23
1997 record 75 (53 Big 12)
Head coach Larry Smith
Home stadium Faurot Field
(Capacity: 62,023)
1997 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#2 Nebraska xy$   8 0         13 0  
#8 Kansas State %   7 1         11 1  
#23 Missouri   5 3         7 5  
Colorado   3 5         5 6  
Kansas   3 5         6 5  
Iowa State   1 7         1 10  
Southern Division
#20 Texas A&M xy   6 2         9 4  
#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
  • † – 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 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1997 Tigers went 75 (53 in Big 12 play), ending a streak of 13 consecutive losing seasons. However, the Tigers lost to Colorado State, 3524, in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. The team was coached by head coach Larry Smith.

The loss to eventual National Champion #1 ranked Nebraska in overtime came after the infamous Flea Kicker play.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 6:30 PM Eastern Michigan* Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri W 4424   52,514
September 13 11:30 AM at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, Kansas (Border War) FSN L 715   38,000
September 20 4:00 PM at Tulsa* Skelly StadiumTulsa, Oklahoma W 4221   40,385
September 27 11:00 AM No. 7 Ohio State* Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri ABC L 1031   58,882
October 4 1:00 PM Iowa State Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) W 4521   44,386
October 11 11:30 AM at No. 22 Kansas State KSU StadiumManhattan, Kansas FSN L 1141   43,510
October 18 1:00 PM Texasdagger Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri W 3729   48,451
October 25 11:30 AM at No. 12 Oklahoma State Lewis FieldStillwater, Oklahoma FSN W 5150 2OT  33,300
November 1 1:30 PM at Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado W 4131   43,119
November 8 2:30 PM No. 1 Nebraska Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri (Rivalry - Flea Kicker) ABC L 3845 OT  66,846
November 15 1:00 PM Baylor No. 25 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri W 4224   43,825
December 29 7:00 PM vs. No. 18 Colorado State* No. 19 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego (Holiday Bowl) ESPN L 2435   50,761
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "1997 Archive". Missouri Athletics. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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