1997 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1997 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Record5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Salmon (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorArdell Wiegandt (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial 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 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 p.m.UAB*W 24–032,100
September 61:00 p.m.TCU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 17–1035,000
September 1311:30 a.m.Missouri
FSNW 15–738,000
September 206:00 p.m.at Cincinnati*L 7–3417,636
October 41:00 p.m.Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 20–1743,500
October 116:30 p.m.at Texas TechL 7–1743,012
October 186:00 p.m.at ColoradoFSNL 6–4252,097
October 256:00 p.m.No. 1 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry)
FSNL 0–3542,000
November 11:00 p.m.Iowa Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 34–2434,000
November 81:10 p.m.at No. 11 Kansas StatePPVL 16–4843,832
November 151:00 p.m.at TexasL 31–4568,097
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Some sources cite the record at 6 wins and 5 losses due to a forfeit from Colorado after the game was played. However, Colorado was not required to change the record and some sources will show the season record at 5 wins and 6 losses.[2]

Game summaries

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UAB

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TCU

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Missouri

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Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 007
Kansas 9 0 6015

at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: September 13, 1997
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 38,000
  • Source
Game information
First quarter
  • KU - Johner 1-yard run (kick blocked)
  • KU - Garcia 32-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • MU - Olivo 1-yard run (Knickman kick)

Third quarter

  • KU - Vann 29-yard run (kick blocked)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

Cincinnati

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Oklahoma

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Texas Tech

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Colorado

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Nebraska

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Iowa State

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Kansas State

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Kansas Jayhawks at #11 Kansas State Wildcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kansas 3 6 0716
Kansas State 14 10 141048

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

  • Date: November 8, 1997
  • Game time: 1:10 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 43,832
  • Box Score & Recap

Texas

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References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-Game-Kansas (1997)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2013.