1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1997
| team = Texas Tech Red Raiders
| sport = football
| image = Double T Original.png
| image_size = 150
| conference = Big 12 Conference
| division = South Division
| short_conf = Big 12
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Spike Dykes
| hc_year = 11th
| off_coach = Rick Dykes
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = John Goodner
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme = 4–2–5/4–4 hybrid
| captain =
| stadium = Jones Stadium
}}
{{1997 Big 12 Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=1997 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 21, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1997.html}} The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1997
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 6:45 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 17–52
| attend = 106,285
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-vols-crush-red-raide/152116951/|work=The Odessa American|title=Vols crush Red Raiders|date=August 31, 1997|accessdate=July 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| tv =
| score = 59–14
| attend = 35,953
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Texas
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| tv =
| score = 27–30
| attend = 43,620
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 35–14
| attend = 35,275
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| tv =
| score = 17–7
| attend = 43,012
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| tv =
| score = 0–29
| attend = 75,764
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 16–13
| attend = 50,513
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 11:30 am
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| tv = FSN
| score = 2–13
| attend = 38,322
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = FSN
| score = 24–10
| attend = 76,110
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| tv =
| score = 27–3
| attend = 39,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| tv =
| score = 21–32
| attend = 40,013
}}
}}
References
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