1997 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
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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 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Dave Roberts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Miami (FL)*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	ABC	L 14–45	36,750
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California		W 37–35	32,266
September 26	11:30 a.m.	at No. 8 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	ESPN	L 3–38	106,041
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 14–35	35,275
October 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Nebraska	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 21–49	38,175
October 18	11:30 a.m.	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	FSN	L 23–24	68,578
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 17–24	34,404
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Texas	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 23–21	42,719
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		L 10–38	64,006
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 24–42	43,825
November 22	2:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	ABC	L 14–24	34,794
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1924, 1929–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston TCU Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos Texas Tech
Culture & lore	"Old Fite" The Golden Wave Band Year of the Bear Sexual assault scandal
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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