1997 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1997 Kansas Jayhawks football Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 5–6 3–5 Terry Allen 1st Bill Salmon 1st Ardell Wiegandt 1st Memorial Stadium The 1997 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Terry Allen, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 12's North Division. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Schedule 1997 AP Central August 28 7:00 p.m. w y UAB Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 24–0 32,100 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90541437/ku-whips-uab-in-opener/ The Salina Journal KU whips UAB in opener August 29, 1997 December 13, 2021 Newspapers.com September 6 1:00 p.m. w y TCU Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 17–10 35,000 September 13 11:30 a.m. w Missouri Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Border War FSN 15–7 38,000 September 20 6:00 p.m. l y y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 7–34 17,636 October 4 1:00 p.m. w Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 20–17 43,500 October 11 6:30 p.m. l y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 7–17 43,012 October 18 6:00 p.m. l y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO FSN 6–42 52,097 October 25 6:00 p.m. l Nebraska 1 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry FSN 0–35 42,000 November 1 1:00 p.m. w y Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 34–24 34,000 November 8 1:10 p.m. l y Kansas State 11 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown PPV 16–48 43,832 November 15 1:00 p.m. l y Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 31–45 68,097 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.Forfeits and Vacated Games https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/friv/forfeits.cgi Sports-Reference, LLC August 28, 2013 Game summaries UAB 1997 UAB Blazers football team TCU 1997 TCU Horned Frogs football team Missouri 1997 Missouri Tigers football team Border War (Kansas-Missouri rivalry) Kansas Jayhawks white 2; text-align:center collapsed Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks September 13, 1997 11:30 a.m. CST Missouri 0 7 0 0 Kansas 9 0 6 0 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 38,000 Source First quarter KU - Johner 1-yard run (kick blocked) KU - Garcia 32-yard field goal Second quarter MU - Olivo 1-yard run (Knickman kick) Third quarter KU - Vann 29-yard run (kick blocked) Fourth quarter No scoring Cincinnati 1997 Cincinnati Bearcats football team Oklahoma 1997 Oklahoma Sooners football team Texas Tech 1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Colorado 1997 Colorado Buffaloes football team Nebraska 1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Iowa State 1997 Iowa State Cyclones football team Kansas State 1997 Kansas State Wildcats football team Sunflower Showdown Kansas Jayhawks white 2; text-align:center collapsed Kansas Jayhawks at #11 Kansas State Wildcats November 8, 1997 1:10 p.m. CST Kansas 3 6 0 7 Kansas State 14 10 14 10 KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas 43,832 Box Score & Recap Texas 1997 Texas Longhorns football team References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football