Oklahoma State Football Team History
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Founded: 1890 Stadium: Boone Pickens Stadium Capacity: 50,614 Colors: Orange & Black Coach: Bob Simmons Conference: Big 12-
1997 Season Highlights
Bob Simmons enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Oklahoma State.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Iowa State
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @ Louisiana Lafayette
31
7
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Fresno State
35
0
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Texas
42
16
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Colorado
33
29
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Missouri
50
51
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Texas A&M
25
28
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Oklahoma
30
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Texas Tech
3
27
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Baylor
24
14
W
Tue., Dec. 30
Purdue
20
33
L
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 352
Scoring Average 29.3
Points Allowed 233
Defense Average 19.4
Opponents Record 58-70
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 8-4-0
AP
24 8-4-0
Coaches
24 8-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.