1997 Missouri Tigers football team

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1997 Missouri Tigers football
Conference Big 12 Conference
North Division
Ranking
Coaches #23
AP #23
1997 record 7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach Larry Smith
Home stadium Faurot Field
(Capacity: 62,023)
Seasons
« 1996 1998 »
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 7–5 (5–3 in Big 12 play), ending a streak of 13 consecutive losing seasons. However, the Tigers lost to Colorado State, 35–24, 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, MO W 44–24   52,514
September 13 11:30 AM at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (Border War) FSN L 7–15   38,000
September 20 4:00 PM at Tulsa* Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK W 42–21   40,385
September 27 11:00 AM #7 Ohio State* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ABC L 10–31   58,882
October 4 1:00 PM Iowa State Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle for the Telephone Trophy) W 45–21   44,386
October 11 11:30 AM at #22 Kansas State KSU StadiumManhattan, KS FSN L 11–41   43,510
October 18 1:00 PM Texasdagger Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 37–29   48,451
October 25 11:30 AM at #12 Oklahoma State Lewis FieldStillwater, OK FSN W 51–50 2OT  33,300
November 1 1:30 PM at Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO W 41–31   43,119
November 8 2:30 PM #1 Nebraska Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Rivalry (Flea Kicker)) ABC L 38–45 OT  66,846
November 15 1:00 PM Baylor #25 Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 42–24   43,825
December 29 7:00 PM vs. #18 Colorado State* #19 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN L 24–35   50,761
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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