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1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 245 to 217.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record6–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5/4–4 hybrid
Home stadiumJones 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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:45 pmat No. 5 Tennessee*
ESPNL 17–52106,285[2]
September 136:30 pmSouthwestern Louisiana*
W 59–1435,953
September 206:30 pmNorth Texas*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 27–3043,620
October 46:00 pmat Baylor
W 35–1435,275
October 116:30 pmKansas 
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 17–743,012
October 1812:30 pmat No. 2 Nebraska
L 0–2975,764
October 251:00 pmNo. 20 Texas A&M
W 16–1350,513
November 111:30 amNo. 13 Kansas State
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FSNL 2–1338,322
November 86:00 pmat Texas
FSNW 24–1076,110
November 152:00 pmat Oklahoma State
W 27–339,400
November 221:00 pmOklahoma
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 21–3240,013
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Vols crush Red Raiders". The Odessa American. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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