1997 Texas Longhorns football team

1997 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (6th season)
Offensive schemePro-style[1]
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jack Wright (1st season)
Base defense4–3[1]
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by John Mackovic in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 12's South Division. The team played home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

The team failed to make a bowl game, but running back Ricky Williams emerged as a national star, leading the country in rushing yards and rushing TDs on his way to winning Big 12 Offensive Player of the year honors and both the Doak Walker Award and the Jim Brown Trophy.

Mackovic was fired after the conclusion of the season, and was replaced by Coach Mack Brown.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:00 p.m.Rutgers*No. 12
FSNW 48–1470,882
September 132:30 p.m.UCLA*No. 11
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCL 3–6677,203
September 2711:00 a.m.at Rice*
ABCW 38–3153,811
October 411:30 a.m.at Oklahoma State
FSNL 16–4243,100
October 112:30 p.m.vs. Oklahoma
ABCW 27–2475,587
October 181:00 p.m.at Missouri
L 29–3748,451
October 252:30 p.m.Colorado
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCL 30–4778,005
November 11:00 p.m.at Baylor
L 21–2342,719
November 86:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
FSNL 10–2476,110
November 151:00 p.m.Kansas
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 45–3168,097
November 2810:00 a.m.at No. 15 Texas A&M
ABCL 16–2775,349
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP12121211——————————————
Coaches10101024—————————————

Game summaries

Rutgers

See also: 1997 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Team 1 234Total
Scarlet Knights 7 007 14
• Longhorns 0 13287 48
Scoring summary
Q17:11RUTGFauntleroy 1 yard run (Mike-Mayer kick)RUTG 7–0
Q213:52TEXWilliams 74 yard run (Dawson kick)Tie 7–7
Q212:17TEXMcGarity 32 yard pass from Brown (kick failed)TEX 13–7
Q39:40TEXWilliams 1 yard run (White pass from Brown)TEX 21–7
Q37:18TEXDawson 52 yard field goalTEX 24–7
Q35:46TEXWilliams 12 yard run (Dawson kick)TEX 31–7
Q3:56TEXLewis 3 yard pass from Walton (Dawson kick)TEX 38–7
Q44:46RUTGFletcher 22 yard pass from Edmonds (Mike-Mayer kick)TEX 38–14
Q42:14TEXMitchell 15 yard run (Dawson kick)TEX 45–14

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UCLA

See also: 1997 UCLA Bruins football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 28 14 21 3 66
No. 11 Longhorns 0 0 3 0 3

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References

  1. ^ a b "1997 Baylor Football Media Guide". p. 80. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  2. ^ "MackBrown-TexasFootball.com - Official website of the Texas Longhorns - Texas Football". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ^ USA Today. Retrieved 2016-Jun-18.
  4. ^ "UCLA 66, No. 11 Texas 3". AP News. September 13, 1997. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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