1997 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1997 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Holiday Bowl, L 24–35 vs. Colorado State | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| North Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 23 |
| AP | No. 23 |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 Big 12) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jerry Berndt (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Moe Ankney (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Faurot Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 the national champion, (and then top-ranked) Nebraska in overtime came after the infamous Flea Kicker play. This was a deflection reception off an unintentionally kicked pass as the receiver that was falling and tried pull the ball to his chest with his foot, resulting in a deflection off the foot that another receiver was able to dive a catch.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | 6:30 pm | Eastern Michigan* | W 44–24 | 52,514 | |||
| September 13 | 11:30 am | at Kansas | FSN | L 7–15 | 38,000 | ||
| September 20 | 4:00 pm | at Tulsa* | W 42–21 | 40,385 | |||
| September 27 | 11:00 am | No. 7 Ohio State* |
| ABC | L 10–31 | 58,882 | |
| October 4 | 1:00 pm | Iowa State |
| W 45–21 | 44,386 | ||
| October 11 | 11:30 am | at No. 22 Kansas State | FSN | L 11–41 | 43,510 | ||
| October 18 | 1:00 pm | Texas |
| W 37–29 | 48,451 | ||
| October 25 | 11:30 am | at No. 12 Oklahoma State | FSN | W 51–50 2OT | 33,300 | ||
| November 1 | 1:30 pm | at Colorado | W 41–31 | 43,119 | |||
| November 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Nebraska |
| ABC | L 38–45 OT | 66,846 | |
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | Baylor | No. 25 |
| W 42–24 | 43,825 | |
| December 29 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 18 Colorado State* | No. 19 | ESPN | L 24–35 | 50,761 | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | |
Coaching staff
[edit]| Name | Position | Seasons at Missouri |
Alma mater |
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| Larry Smith | Head coach | 4 | Bowling Green (1961) |
| Jerry Berndt | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks | 4 | Wisconsin–Superior (1960) |
| David Mitchell | Running backs | 1 | Arkansas State |
| Andy Hill | Wide receivers | 2 | Missouri (1985) |
| Andy Moeller | Offensive Line | 5 | Michigan (1986) |
| Corby Smith | Tight Ends | 2 | Iowa (1995) |
| Moe Ankney | Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers | 4 | Bowling Green (1963) |
| Curtis Jones | Defensive Line | 8 | Missouri (1968) |
| Ricky Hunley | Inside Linebackers | 4 | Arizona (1984) |
| Jon Hoke | Defensive Backs | 4 | Ball State (1980) |
Game summaries
[edit]Eastern Michigan
[edit]Kansas
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Missouri | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kansas | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
- Date: September 13, 1997
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
- Game attendance: 38,000
- Source
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Tulsa
[edit]Ohio State
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Missouri | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Date: September 27, 1997
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: 78°, Partly Cloudy, wind 5-10 S
- Game attendance: 58,882
- Referee: R. Christal
- Box Score
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Iowa State
[edit]Kansas State
[edit]Texas
[edit]Oklahoma State
[edit]Colorado
[edit]Nebraska
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Nebraska | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Missouri | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Date: November 8, 1997
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 66,846
Baylor
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1997 Archive". Missouri Athletics. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved November 7, 2012.