1997 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1997 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference North
1997 record	5–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Terry Allen
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,250)

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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	UAB*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 24–0	32,100
September 6	1:00 PM	TCU*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 17–10	35,000
September 13	11:30 AM	Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Border War)	FSN	W 15–7	38,000
September 20	6:00 PM	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		L 7–34	17,636
October 4	1:00 PM	Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 20–17	43,500
October 11	6:30 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 7–17	43,012
October 18	6:00 PM	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	FSN	L 6–42	52,097
October 25	6:00 PM	#1 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 0–35	42,000
November 1	1:00 PM	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 34–24	34,000
November 8	1:10 PM	at #11 Kansas State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	PPV	L 16–48	43,832
November 15	1:00 PM	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		L 31–45	68,097
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Table reference^[1]

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]

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-Game-Kansas (1997)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
↑ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues	McCook Field (1892–1920) Memorial Stadium (1921–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup) Missouri: Border War

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "I'm a Jayhawk" The Marching Jayhawks Aggieville riots Timeline of football in Kansas First game in Kansas 1911 Missouri game

People	Head coaches NFL Draftees Statistical leaders

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